Long-eared Hedgehog vs Upper Crust

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Amaurodon
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Upper Crust
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.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.