gratiola vs Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Gratiola officinalis compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Gratiola	Coendou
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Coendou speratus

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.