Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Variable Webcap

Atherurus macrourus compared with Cortinarius anomalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic 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 macrourus	Cortinarius anomalus

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Variable Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Variable Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic 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.

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.