Long-eared Hedgehog vs Peaked Webcap

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Cortinarius acutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Peaked Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Cortinarius
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Cortinarius acutus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Peaked Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Peaked Webcap
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.

Peaked Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.