Lumpy Bracket vs North American porcupine

Trametes gibbosa compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lumpy Bracket	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Trametes	Erethizon
Species	Trametes gibbosa	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lumpy Bracket	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lumpy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States