Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Red Balau

Atherurus macrourus compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Hystricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Atherurus	Shorea
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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

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.