Fragrant Bracket vs Malayan porcupine

Trametes suaveolens compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	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	Trametes	Hystrix
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway