Malayan porcupine vs Running mountaingrass

Hystrix brachyura compared with Oplismenus compositus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	Running mountaingrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Hystricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hystrix	Oplismenus
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	Running mountaingrass
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.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Colombia).