Centaury vs North American porcupine

Psephellus pecho compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Endangered while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Psephellus	Erethizon
Species	Psephellus pecho	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Centaury

EN — Endangered

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus pecho) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.