Long-eared Hedgehog vs Rust fungus

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Uromyces spegazzinii

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Rust fungus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Rust fungus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Uromyces
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Uromyces spegazzinii

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Rust fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Rust fungus
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.

Rust fungus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.