Topillo Rojo vs Malayan porcupine

Myodes glareolus compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topillo Rojo	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	Cricetidae	Hystricidae
Genus	Myodes	Hystrix
Species	Myodes glareolus	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Topillo Rojo

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topillo Rojo	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topillo Rojo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Topillo Rojo

El ratón de campo rojo (Myodes glareolus) está clasificado como Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuido y abundante en su área de distribución, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservación inmediatas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway