Long-eared Hedgehog vs Shadowed Waxcap

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Shadowed Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Shadowed Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Hygrocybe
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Shadowed Waxcap
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.

Shadowed Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.