African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Least Philippine Apomys

Atherurus africanus compared with Apomys musculus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Least Philippine Apomys
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Atherurus	Apomys
Species	Atherurus africanus	Apomys musculus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Least Philippine Apomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Least Philippine Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Least Philippine Apomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Philippine Apomys

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.