Brown Cup vs North American porcupine

Rutstroemia firma compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cup	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutstroemiaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Rutstroemia	Erethizon
Species	Rutstroemia firma	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Brown Cup

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cup	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Brown Cup

The Brown Cup (Rutstroemia firma) is a species in the genus Rutstroemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.