Malayan porcupine vs screw-bean

Hystrix brachyura compared with Prosopis pubescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	screw-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hystricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hystrix	Prosopis
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Prosopis pubescens

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

screw-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	screw-bean
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.

screw-bean

Habitat

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