African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Tlalcoyote

Atherurus africanus compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Tlalcoyote
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	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Atherurus	Taxidea
Species	Atherurus africanus	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Tlalcoyote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tlalcoyote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.