Blewit vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Lepista nuda compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blewit Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom Fungi (真菌界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum Basidiomycota (担子菌门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Agaricales (伞菌目) Erinaceomorpha (猬形目)
Family Tricholomataceae Erinaceidae
Genus Lepista Hemiechinus
Species Lepista nuda Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blewit Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Blewit

The Blewit (Lepista nuda) is a species in the genus Lepista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Long-eared Hedgehog

No description available.

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