vs Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Coendou
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Coendou speratus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.