Cracking Clitocybe vs Malayan porcupine

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	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	Tricholomataceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Clitocybe	Hystrix
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway