Long-billed Hermit vs North American porcupine

Phaethornis longirostris compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-billed Hermit	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Phaethornis	Erethizon
Species	Phaethornis longirostris	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-billed Hermit and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-billed Hermit

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-billed Hermit	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-billed Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.