African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Arctic lemming

Atherurus africanus compared with Dicrostonyx torquatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Arctic lemming
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hystricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Atherurus	Dicrostonyx
Species	Atherurus africanus	Dicrostonyx torquatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Arctic lemming share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Arctic lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

The African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic lemming

The Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is a species in the genus Dicrostonyx. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.