Hollowed Truffle vs North American porcupine

Tuber excavatum compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Hollowed Truffle is Not Evaluated while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hollowed Truffle	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tuberaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Tuber	Erethizon
Species	Tuber excavatum	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Hollowed Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hollowed Truffle	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hollowed Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.