Long-eared Hedgehog vs Pine Needle Split

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Lophodermium pinastri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pine Needle Split
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Lophodermium
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Lophodermium pinastri

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pine Needle Split

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pine Needle Split
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 Needle Split

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).