Long-eared Hedgehog vs Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Phaeophyscia pusilloides

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Phaeophyscia pusilloides

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pom-Pom Shadow 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.

Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and United States.