Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Pine Jelly

Sphiggurus pruinosus compared with Exidia saccharina

Key Differences

• Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient while Pine Jelly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Exidia
Species	Sphiggurus pruinosus	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Pine Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.