Devil's Tooth vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Hydnellum peckii compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Erinaceomorpha (ежеобразные)
Family	Bankeraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Hemiechinus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.