Long-eared Hedgehog vs Rusty Porecrust

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Rusty Porecrust
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	Fuscoporia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Rusty Porecrust
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 Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.