African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Dark Spreadwing

Atherurus africanus compared with Lestes macrostigma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Dark Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Hystricidae	Lestidae
Genus	Atherurus	Lestes
Species	Atherurus africanus	Lestes macrostigma

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Dark Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Dark Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.