Long-eared Hedgehog vs Tufted Bracket

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Fuscoporia torulosa

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Tufted Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Tufted Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Fuscoporia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Fuscoporia torulosa

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Tufted Bracket
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.

Tufted Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.