Long-eared Hedgehog vs Pitted Beard Lichen

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Usnea cavernosa

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Pitted Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pitted Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Usnea
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Usnea cavernosa

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pitted Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pitted Beard Lichen
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.

Pitted Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.