Malayan porcupine vs Stinking willie

Hystrix brachyura compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Hystricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hystrix	Jacobaea
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	Stinking willie
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.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway