Bastard Cedar vs Malayan porcupine

Calocedrus decurrens compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Cedar	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cupressaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Calocedrus	Hystrix
Species	Calocedrus decurrens	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Bastard Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Cedar	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Cedar

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Bastard Cedar

The Bastard Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) is a species in the genus Calocedrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.