Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine vs Table-top Wattle

Coendou speratus compared with Acacia phlebocarpa

Key Differences

• Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered while Table-top Wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	Table-top Wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Erethizontidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Coendou	Acacia
Species	Coendou speratus	Acacia phlebocarpa

Conservation Status

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Table-top Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	Table-top Wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Table-top Wattle

Habitat

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