Long-eared Hedgehog vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Hydnum
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Umbilicate Hedgehog
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.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.