Long-eared Hedgehog vs Stunted Cavalier

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Melanoleuca brevipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Stunted Cavalier
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Melanoleuca
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Melanoleuca brevipes

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Stunted Cavalier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Stunted Cavalier
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.

Stunted Cavalier

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.