Long-eared Hedgehog vs Robust Bracket

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Fomitiporia robusta

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Robust Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Robust Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Fomitiporia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Fomitiporia robusta

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Robust Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Robust Bracket
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.

Robust Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.