Asiatischer Quastenstachler vs Java-bean

Atherurus macrourus compared with Senna obtusifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asiatischer Quastenstachler Java-bean
Kingdom Animalia (Tier) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum Chordata (Chordatiere) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Säugetiere) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Nagetiere) Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family Hystricidae Fabaceae
Genus Atherurus Senna
Species Atherurus macrourus Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Asiatischer Quastenstachler

LC — Least Concern

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asiatischer Quastenstachler Java-bean
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatischer Quastenstachler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Asiatischer Quastenstachler

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java-bean

No description available.

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