vs North American porcupine

Dolichospermum danicum compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		North American porcupine
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nostocaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Dolichospermum	Erethizon
Species	Dolichospermum danicum	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Dolichospermum danicum is a planktonic, filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Aphanizomenonaceae, first described from Danish freshwater habitats. It produces heterocysts for nitrogen fixation and is capable of forming buoyant surface blooms in eutrophic lakes. Its conservation status is not evaluated.