African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Pine Jelly

Atherurus africanus compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Hystricidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Atherurus	Exidia
Species	Atherurus africanus	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Pine Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

The African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.