African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Inez s Red-backed Vole

Atherurus africanus compared with Caryomys inez

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Inez s Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hystricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Atherurus	Caryomys
Species	Atherurus africanus	Caryomys inez

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Inez s Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Inez s Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Inez s Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Inez s Red-backed Vole

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.