Long-eared Hedgehog vs Scaly Shield

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Pluteus petasatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Scaly Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Pluteus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Pluteus petasatus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Scaly Shield
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 Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).