Long-eared Hedgehog vs Warty Dapperling

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Echinoderma perplexum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Warty Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Warty Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Echinoderma
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Echinoderma perplexum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Warty Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Warty Dapperling
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.

Warty Dapperling

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.