Incan shrew opossum vs North American porcupine

Lestoros inca compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caenolestidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Lestoros	Erethizon
Species	Lestoros inca	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Incan shrew opossum and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

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.