Dark Crottle vs North American porcupine

Hypogymnia physodes compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crottle	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Hypogymnia	Erethizon
Species	Hypogymnia physodes	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Dark Crottle

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crottle	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Crottle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States