Long-eared Hedgehog vs Spangle Waxcap

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Hygrocybe insipida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Spangle 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 insipida

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Spangle Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Spangle 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.

Spangle Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.