Box Parachute vs Malayan porcupine

Marasmius buxi compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Box Parachute is Not Evaluated while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Parachute	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Marasmiaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Marasmius	Hystrix
Species	Marasmius buxi	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Box Parachute

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Parachute	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Parachute

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, and Sweden.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Box Parachute

The Box parachute (Marasmius buxi) is a species in the genus Marasmius. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. It is found in Germany, Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway