Malayan porcupine vs mutundu

Hystrix brachyura compared with Croton macrostachyus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	mutundu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Hystricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Hystrix	Croton
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Croton macrostachyus

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

mutundu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	mutundu
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.

mutundu

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.