lemon-aspen vs North American porcupine

Acronychia acidula compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lemon-aspen	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Acronychia	Erethizon
Species	Acronychia acidula	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

lemon-aspen

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lemon-aspen	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lemon-aspen

Habitat

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

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.