Devil's Fingers vs Malayan porcupine

Clathrus archeri compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Devil's Fingers is Not Evaluated while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Fingers	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Clathrus	Hystrix
Species	Clathrus archeri	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Devil's Fingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Fingers	Malayan porcupine
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).

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 5 countries:

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