Malayan porcupine vs vine-sorrel

Hystrix brachyura compared with Cissus trifoliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan porcupine vine-sorrel
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Vitales (Vitales)
Family Hystricidae Vitaceae
Genus Hystrix Cissus
Species Hystrix brachyura Cissus trifoliata

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

vine-sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan porcupine vine-sorrel
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.

vine-sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Malayan porcupine

No description available.

vine-sorrel

No description available.

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