Long-eared Hedgehog vs Pine Crust

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Peniophora pini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Peniophora
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pine Crust
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.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.