Long-eared Hedgehog vs Tumbling Puffball

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Bovista
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Tumbling Puffball
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.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.