Long-eared Hedgehog vs Sooty Parasol

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Macrolepiota fuliginosa

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Sooty Parasol is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Sooty 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 fuliginosa

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Parasol

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Sooty 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.

Sooty Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.