African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Long Tom Widow

Atherurus africanus compared with Dingana angusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Long Tom Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Hystricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Atherurus	Dingana
Species	Atherurus africanus	Dingana angusta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Long Tom Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Long Tom Widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long Tom Widow

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.