Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine vs Violet Tooth

Coendou speratus compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Coendou	Hydnellum
Species	Coendou speratus	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	Violet Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.