Barred Snout vs Malayan porcupine

Nemotelus uliginosus compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Snout	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Hystricidae
Genus	Nemotelus	Hystrix
Species	Nemotelus uliginosus	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Barred Snout and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Barred Snout

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Snout	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Barred Snout

The Barred Snout (Nemotelus uliginosus) is a species in the genus Nemotelus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway