Malayan porcupine vs Mastic Thyme

Hystrix brachyura compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Hystricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Hystrix	Thymus
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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