Malayan porcupine vs Red Balau

Hystrix brachyura compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Malayan porcupine is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Hystricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Hystrix	Shorea
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	Red Balau
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.

Red Balau

Habitat

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