Dark fruit-eating bat vs North American porcupine

Artibeus obscurus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Artibeus	Erethizon
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.