Adam's-needle vs North American porcupine

Yucca flaccida compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adam's-needle	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asparagaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Yucca	Erethizon
Species	Yucca flaccida	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Adam's-needle

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adam's-needle	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adam's-needle

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Canada.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Adam's-needle

The Adam's-needle (Yucca flaccida) is a species in the genus Yucca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Belgium and Canada.