Malayan porcupine vs umkokolo

Hystrix brachyura compared with Dovyalis caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Hystricidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Hystrix	Dovyalis
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	umkokolo
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.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).