Five-spot Ermel vs North American porcupine

Ethmia terminella compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-spot Ermel	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ethmiidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Ethmia	Erethizon
Species	Ethmia terminella	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-spot Ermel and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Five-spot Ermel

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-spot Ermel	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-spot Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.