Long-eared Hedgehog vs Wheat smut

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Tilletia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Wheat smut
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.

Wheat smut

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).