Long-eared Hedgehog vs Sprucecone Cap

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Strobilurus esculentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Sprucecone Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Strobilurus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Strobilurus esculentus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Sprucecone Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Sprucecone Cap
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.

Sprucecone Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).