Lined click beetle vs Malayan porcupine

Agriotes lineatus compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lined click beetle	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elateridae	Hystricidae
Genus	Agriotes	Hystrix
Species	Agriotes lineatus	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Lined click beetle and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lined click beetle

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lined click beetle	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lined click beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway