Long-eared Hedgehog vs Pitch canker

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Fusarium
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.