Franchet's Cotoneaster vs North American porcupine

Cotoneaster franchetii compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Franchet's Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Franchet's Cotoneaster	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Erethizon
Species	Cotoneaster franchetii	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Franchet's Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Franchet's Cotoneaster	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Franchet's Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Uruguay).

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States