Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Atherurus macrourus compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hystricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Atherurus	Cynopterus
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.