Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine vs spurred threadwort

Coendou speratus compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Coendou	Cephaloziella
Species	Coendou speratus	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	spurred threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

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