Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine vs Three-lined Soldier

Coendou speratus compared with Oxycera trilineata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Erethizontidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Coendou	Oxycera
Species	Coendou speratus	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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