Brazilian Porcupine vs Eye Bright

Coendou prehensilis compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Coendou	Heliotropium
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

Brazilian Porcupine

The Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) is a species in the genus Coendou. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.