Long-eared Hedgehog vs Orange Waxcap

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Orange Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Orange Waxcap
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 Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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