Long-eared Hedgehog vs Slender Waxcap

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Hygrocybe radiata

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Slender Waxcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Slender 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 radiata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Slender Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Slender 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.

Slender Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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