Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine vs small notchwort

Coendou speratus compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Coendou	Lophozia
Species	Coendou speratus	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.