Brazilian Porcupine vs Rata-canguro de Del Padre

Coendou prehensilis compared with Dipodomys compactus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Rata-canguro de Del Padre
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	Erethizontidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Coendou	Dipodomys
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Dipodomys compactus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Porcupine and Rata-canguro de Del Padre share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Rata-canguro de Del Padre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Rata-canguro de Del Padre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Rata-canguro de Del Padre

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brazilian Porcupine

The Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) is a species in the genus Coendou. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.