Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs

Atherurus macrourus compared with Pseudocyphellaria intricata

Key Differences

• Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine is Least Concern while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Hystricidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Atherurus	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Pseudocyphellaria intricata

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.