African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs tundra vole

Atherurus africanus compared with Microtus oeconomus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	tundra 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	Microtus
Species	Atherurus africanus	Microtus oeconomus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

tundra vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	tundra vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tundra vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Russia.

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.