Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine vs toothcup

Coendou speratus compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Coendou	Ammannia
Species	Coendou speratus	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).