Musaraña de Arizona vs North American porcupine

Sorex arizonae compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Musaraña de Arizona	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Sorex	Erethizon
Species	Sorex arizonae	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Musaraña de Arizona and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Musaraña de Arizona

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Musaraña de Arizona	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Musaraña de Arizona

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Musaraña de Arizona

The Arizona Shrew, Sorex arizonae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.