Malayan porcupine vs sugar-plum

Hystrix brachyura compared with Uapaca guineensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Hystricidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Hystrix	Uapaca
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	sugar-plum
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.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.