Devil'S Dipstick vs North American porcupine

Mutinus elegans compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Mutinus	Erethizon
Species	Mutinus elegans	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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