Malayan porcupine vs Mountain Webcap

Hystrix brachyura compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	Mountain Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Hystricidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Hystrix	Cortinarius
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	Mountain Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway