Long-eared Hedgehog vs Winter Polypore

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Lentinus brumalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Winter Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Lentinus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Lentinus brumalis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Winter Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Winter Polypore
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.

Winter Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.