Long-eared Hedgehog vs Twisted Deceiver

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Laccaria tortilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Twisted Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Laccaria
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Laccaria tortilis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Twisted Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Twisted Deceiver
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.

Twisted Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).