African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs White Broom

Atherurus africanus compared with Cytisus multiflorus

Key Differences

• African Brush-tailed Porcupine is Least Concern while White Broom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	White Broom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hystricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Atherurus	Cytisus
Species	Atherurus africanus	Cytisus multiflorus

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

White Broom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	White Broom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Broom

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.