Hairy Fruit-eating Bat vs North American porcupine

Artibeus hirsutus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Artibeus	Erethizon
Species	Artibeus hirsutus	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.