Long-eared Hedgehog vs Pygmy Brittlestem

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Psathyrella pygmaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pygmy Brittlestem
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Psathyrella
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Psathyrella pygmaea

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pygmy Brittlestem
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.

Pygmy Brittlestem

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.