Long-eared Hedgehog vs Soft Puffball

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Lycoperdon molle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Lycoperdon
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Soft Puffball
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.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).