Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

Atherurus macrourus compared with Callicebus coimbrai

Key Differences

  • Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine is Least Concern while Coimbra-Filho’s Titi is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine Coimbra-Filho’s Titi
Kingdom same Animalia (حيوانات) Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same Chordata (حبليات) Chordata (حبليات)
Class same Mammalia (ثدييات) Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order Rodentia (قوارض) Primates (رئيسيات)
Family Hystricidae Pitheciidae
Genus Atherurus Callicebus
Species Atherurus macrourus Callicebus coimbrai

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine and Coimbra-Filho’s Titi share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine Coimbra-Filho’s Titi
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

The Coimbra-Filho's Titi (Callicebus coimbrai), also known as Coimbra-Filho's Titi Monkey, is a small New World monkey in the family Pitheciidae, named in honour of the Brazilian primatologist Adelmar F. Coimbra-Filho. This titi monkey is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil, with its range restricted to the states of Sergipe and southern Alagoas—one of the most critically fragmented and threatened biomes on Earth. Adults are small, with reddish-brown fur on the flanks and upperparts, pale grey on the underparts, and an orange-red forehead band. Like all titi monkeys, Callicebus coimbrai is highly social, living in monogamous family groups of 2–5 individuals that engage in elaborate dawn duets and tail-twining behaviour as expressions of pair bonding. The species inhabits Atlantic Forest fragments, including lowland and highland forest patches, riverine gallery forest, and secondary growth, where it subsists on fruits, seeds, leaves, and occasional invertebrates. The Coimbra-Filho's Titi is classified as Endangered by the IUCN due to its severely fragmented range within one of the world's most deforested biomes, with less than 12% of original Atlantic Forest remaining, ongoing habitat loss from agricultural expansion, and small, isolated population sizes highly vulnerable to stochastic extinction events.

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