gray brocket vs North American porcupine

Mazama gouazoubira compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gray brocket	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Mazama	Erethizon
Species	Mazama gouazoubira	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

gray brocket and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

gray brocket

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

gray brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.