African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Balau

Atherurus africanus compared with Shorea lumutensis

Key Differences

• African Brush-tailed Porcupine is Least Concern while Balau is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Hystricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Atherurus	Shorea
Species	Atherurus africanus	Shorea lumutensis

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balau

Habitat

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

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.

Balau

The Balau (Shorea lumutensis) is a species in the genus Shorea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.