African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Variable Dancer

Atherurus africanus compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Hystricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Atherurus	Argia
Species	Atherurus africanus	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Variable Dancer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.