African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Flat crown

Atherurus africanus compared with Albizia adianthifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Flat crown
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hystricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Atherurus	Albizia
Species	Atherurus africanus	Albizia adianthifolia

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Flat crown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat crown

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, and United States.

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.