Long-eared Hedgehog vs Slippery Jill

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Suillus salmonicolor

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Slippery Jill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Slippery Jill
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 salmonicolor

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Slippery Jill
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.

Slippery Jill

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.