Long-eared Hedgehog vs Shaggy Bracket

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Inonotus hispidus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Shaggy Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Shaggy Bracket
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	Inonotus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Inonotus hispidus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Shaggy Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Shaggy Bracket
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.

Shaggy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

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