Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Crocidure des Jardins

Atherurus macrourus compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Crocidure des Jardins
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hystricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Atherurus	Crocidura
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine and Crocidure des Jardins share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Crocidure des Jardins

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Crocidure des Jardins
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crocidure des Jardins

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

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.