African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Dover Shade

Atherurus africanus compared with Cnephasia genitalana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Dover Shade
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Hystricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Atherurus	Cnephasia
Species	Atherurus africanus	Cnephasia genitalana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Dover Shade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dover Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.