African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Ornate Shrew

Atherurus africanus compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hystricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Atherurus	Sorex
Species	Atherurus africanus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Shrew

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.