Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Coendou speratus compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

• Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered while Ragged Pseudocyphellaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Coendou	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Coendou speratus	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.