Erizo Orejudo vs Spruce Tooth

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Erizo Orejudo is Least Concern while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erizo Orejudo	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Phellodon
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erizo Orejudo	Spruce Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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