Long-eared Hedgehog vs Thistle Rust

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Puccinia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Thistle Rust
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.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.