Teerflecken-Drüsling vs Hausmeerschweinchen

Exidia pithya compared with Cavia porcellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Teerflecken-Drüsling	Hausmeerschweinchen
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Auriculariaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Exidia	Cavia
Species	Exidia pithya	Cavia porcellus

Conservation Status

Teerflecken-Drüsling

LC — Least Concern

Hausmeerschweinchen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Teerflecken-Drüsling	Hausmeerschweinchen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Teerflecken-Drüsling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hausmeerschweinchen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway