Long-eared Hedgehog vs Orange Pinwheel

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Marasmius siccus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Orange Pinwheel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Orange Pinwheel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Marasmiaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Marasmius
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Marasmius siccus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Orange Pinwheel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Orange Pinwheel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Orange Pinwheel

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.