Elegant Polypore vs Malayan porcupine

Cerioporus varius compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Hystrix
Species	Cerioporus varius	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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