Long-eared Hedgehog vs Yellow Shield

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Pluteus chrysophaeus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Yellow Shield is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Yellow Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Pluteus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Pluteus chrysophaeus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Yellow Shield
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.

Yellow Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.