Beach Pea vs Malayan porcupine

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

Beach Pea is Extinct while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Hystrix
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.