African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Meloncillo

Atherurus africanus compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Meloncillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Hystricidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Atherurus	Herpestes
Species	Atherurus africanus	Herpestes ichneumon

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Meloncillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Meloncillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Meloncillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meloncillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

The African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.