Long-eared Hedgehog vs Red Cage

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Clathrus ruber

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Red Cage is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Red Cage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Clathrus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Clathrus ruber

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Red Cage

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Red Cage
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.

Red Cage

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.