Long-eared Hedgehog vs Short-Stalked Suillus

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Suillus brevipes

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Short-Stalked Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Short-Stalked Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Suillus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Suillus brevipes

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Short-Stalked Suillus
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.

Short-Stalked Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.