Brazilian Porcupine vs Floating Fern

Coendou prehensilis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Brazilian Porcupine is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Coendou	Salvinia
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.