Devil's Fingers vs Guinea pig

Clathrus archeri compared with Cavia porcellus

Key Differences

• Devil's Fingers is Not Evaluated while Guinea pig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Fingers	Guinea pig
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Clathrus	Cavia
Species	Clathrus archeri	Cavia porcellus

Conservation Status

Devil's Fingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Fingers	Guinea pig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Fingers

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom