Long-eared Hedgehog vs Thrift Rust

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Thrift 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	Uromyces
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Thrift 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.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.