Long-nosed Echymipera vs North American porcupine

Echymipera rufescens compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-nosed Echymipera	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Peramelidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Echymipera	Erethizon
Species	Echymipera rufescens	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-nosed Echymipera and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-nosed Echymipera	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-nosed Echymipera

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.