Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Devil's Tooth

Atherurus macrourus compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

• Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Hystricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Atherurus	Hydnellum
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Devil's Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.