Devil Maple vs North American porcupine

Acer diabolicum compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil Maple	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Acer	Erethizon
Species	Acer diabolicum	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil Maple	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil Maple

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.