Boxthorn vs Malayan porcupine

Lycium shawii compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boxthorn	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Solanaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Lycium	Hystrix
Species	Lycium shawii	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boxthorn	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boxthorn

Habitat

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

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium shawii) is a species in the genus Lycium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.