African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Bornean Water Shrew

Atherurus africanus compared with Chimarrogale phaeura

Key Differences

• African Brush-tailed Porcupine is Least Concern while Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Bornean Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hystricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Atherurus	Chimarrogale
Species	Atherurus africanus	Chimarrogale phaeura

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Bornean Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Bornean Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bornean Water Shrew

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.

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.