Long-eared Hedgehog vs Waxy Crust

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Vuilleminia comedens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Waxy Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Corticiales (Corticiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Vuilleminiaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Vuilleminia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Vuilleminia comedens

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Waxy Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Waxy 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.

Waxy Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.