Long-eared Hedgehog vs Stinking Earthfan

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-eared Hedgehog Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha) Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family Erinaceidae Thelephoraceae
Genus Hemiechinus Thelephora
Species Hemiechinus auritus Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-eared Hedgehog Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Long-eared Hedgehog

No description available.

Stinking Earthfan

No description available.

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