Brazilian Porcupine vs Japanese Water Shrew

Coendou prehensilis compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erethizontidae	Soricidae
Genus	Coendou	Chimarrogale
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Porcupine and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

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.