Long-eared Hedgehog vs Piggyback Shanklet

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Collybia cirrhata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Piggyback Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Collybia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Collybia cirrhata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Piggyback Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Piggyback Shanklet
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.

Piggyback Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.