Gout stalk vs North American porcupine

Jatropha podagrica compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gout stalk	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Jatropha	Erethizon
Species	Jatropha podagrica	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Gout stalk

NE — Not Evaluated

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gout stalk

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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