Long-eared Hedgehog vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Melanotaenium
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Yellow Toadflax 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.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.