Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Lumpy Bracket

Atherurus macrourus compared with Trametes gibbosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Lumpy Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Hystricidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Atherurus	Trametes
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Trametes gibbosa

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Lumpy Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lumpy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.