Long-eared Hedgehog vs Pink Discus

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Aleurodiscus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.