Long-eared Hedgehog vs Peeling Puffball

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Lycoperdon marginatum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Peeling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Peeling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Lycoperdon
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Lycoperdon marginatum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Peeling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Peeling Puffball
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.

Peeling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Germany, Norway, and United States.