Devil'S Urn vs Malayan porcupine

Urnula craterium compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Devil'S Urn is Endangered while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Urn	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Urnula	Hystrix
Species	Urnula craterium	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Urn	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway