Brazilian Porcupine vs yellow willow

Coendou prehensilis compared with Salix lutea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	yellow willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Coendou	Salix
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Salix lutea

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	yellow willow
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.

yellow willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.