Felt Saddle vs Malayan porcupine

Helvella macropus compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Felt Saddle is Vulnerable while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Felt Saddle	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Helvellaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Helvella	Hystrix
Species	Helvella macropus	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Felt Saddle	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Felt Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway