Malayan porcupine vs Year Bean

Hystrix brachyura compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Malayan porcupine is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hystricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hystrix	Phaseolus
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	Year Bean
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.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.