North American porcupine vs White Brain

Erethizon dorsatus compared with Exidia thuretiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American porcupine	White Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Erethizon	Exidia
Species	Erethizon dorsatus	Exidia thuretiana

Conservation Status

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

White Brain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American porcupine	White Brain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

White Brain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.