Blackthorn Dotty vs Malayan porcupine

Polystigma rubrum compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Dotty	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllachoraceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Polystigma	Hystrix
Species	Polystigma rubrum	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Dotty

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Dotty	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Dotty

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Blackthorn Dotty

The Blackthorn Dotty (Polystigma rubrum) is a species in the genus Polystigma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.