Long-eared Hedgehog vs Slender Parasol

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Macrolepiota mastoidea

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Slender Parasol is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Slender Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Macrolepiota
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Macrolepiota mastoidea

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Slender Parasol

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Slender Parasol
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.

Slender Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.