Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine vs pericón

Coendou speratus compared with Tagetes lucida

Key Differences

• Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered while pericón is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	pericón
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erethizontidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Coendou	Tagetes
Species	Coendou speratus	Tagetes lucida

Conservation Status

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

pericón

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	pericón
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pericón

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, and United States.