Cerceta Brasileña vs North American porcupine

Amazonetta brasiliensis compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerceta Brasileña	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Anatidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Amazonetta	Erethizon
Species	Amazonetta brasiliensis	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cerceta Brasileña and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cerceta Brasileña

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerceta Brasileña	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cerceta Brasileña

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Cerceta Brasileña

El pato brasileño (Amazonetta brasiliensis) 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.