Malayan porcupine vs Small Suncup

Hystrix brachyura compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Hystricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Hystrix	Aspidonepsis
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	Small Suncup
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.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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