Long-eared Hedgehog vs Rusty Firedot Lichen

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Blastenia ferruginea

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Rusty Firedot Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Rusty Firedot Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Blastenia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Blastenia ferruginea

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Firedot Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Rusty Firedot 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.

Rusty Firedot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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