African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Poison Pie

Atherurus africanus compared with Hebeloma crustuliniforme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Poison Pie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Hystricidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Atherurus	Hebeloma
Species	Atherurus africanus	Hebeloma crustuliniforme

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Poison Pie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Poison Pie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Pie

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.