Ratón Alpino vs Malayan porcupine

Apodemus alpicola compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ratón Alpino	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hystricidae
Genus	Apodemus	Hystrix
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Ratón Alpino and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Ratón Alpino

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ratón Alpino	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ratón Alpino

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Ratón Alpino

The Alpine Field Mouse (Apodemus alpicola) is a species in the genus Apodemus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.