Mountain Waxcap vs North American porcupine

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Erethizon
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.