Long-eared Hedgehog vs Willow Tarspot

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Rhytisma
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Willow Tarspot
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.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.