African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Manyflower sedge

Atherurus africanus compared with Carex pluriflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Manyflower sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Hystricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Atherurus	Carex
Species	Atherurus africanus	Carex pluriflora

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Manyflower sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Manyflower sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Manyflower sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.