African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Variable Webcap

Atherurus africanus compared with Cortinarius anomalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Variable Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Hystricidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Atherurus	Cortinarius
Species	Atherurus africanus	Cortinarius anomalus

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Variable Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Variable Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Webcap

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.