Brazilian Porcupine vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Coendou prehensilis compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erethizontidae	Molossidae
Genus	Coendou	Nyctinomops
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Porcupine and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.