Long-eared Hedgehog vs Pretzel Slime Mold

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Hemitrichia serpula

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Pretzel Slime Mold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pretzel Slime Mold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Trichiales (Trichiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Arcyriaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Hemitrichia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Hemitrichia serpula

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pretzel Slime Mold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pretzel Slime Mold
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.

Pretzel Slime Mold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States.