Mastic Thyme vs North American porcupine

Thymus mastichina compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mastic Thyme	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Thymus	Erethizon
Species	Thymus mastichina	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mastic Thyme	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.