Long-eared Hedgehog vs Silky Piggyback

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Asterophora
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Silky Piggyback
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.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.