achacha vs North American porcupine

Garcinia gardneriana compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	achacha	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Clusiaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Garcinia	Erethizon
Species	Garcinia gardneriana	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

achacha

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	achacha	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

achacha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

achacha

The achacha (Garcinia gardneriana) is a species in the genus Garcinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Brazil, inhabiting diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.