Malayan porcupine vs Nippon maple

Hystrix brachyura compared with Acer nipponicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	Nippon maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hystricidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Hystrix	Acer
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Acer nipponicum

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Nippon maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	Nippon maple
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.

Nippon maple

Habitat

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