Long-eared Hedgehog vs Scaly Breck-Lichen

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Squamarina lentigera

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Scaly Breck-Lichen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Scaly Breck-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Squamarina
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Squamarina lentigera

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Breck-Lichen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Scaly Breck-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.

Scaly Breck-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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