black rat vs North American porcupine

Rattus rattus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• black rat is Extinct while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black rat	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Rattus	Erethizon
Species	Rattus rattus	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

black rat and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

black rat

EX — Extinct

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black rat	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (10 countries).

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

black rat

The Black rat (Rattus rattus) is a species in the genus Rattus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States