Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine vs rough-leaf hydrangea

Coendou speratus compared with Hydrangea aspera

Key Differences

• Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered while rough-leaf hydrangea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	rough-leaf hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Coendou	Hydrangea
Species	Coendou speratus	Hydrangea aspera

Conservation Status

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

rough-leaf hydrangea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	rough-leaf hydrangea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough-leaf hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.