Long-eared Hedgehog vs St. George's Mushroom

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Calocybe gambosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	St. George's Mushroom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Calocybe
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Calocybe gambosa

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

St. George's Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	St. George's Mushroom
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.

St. George's Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.