Long-eared Hedgehog vs Sandy Laccaria

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Laccaria
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Sandy Laccaria
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.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.