Tatou À Queue Nue vs North American porcupine

Cabassous tatouay compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tatou À Queue Nue	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Cingulata (tatou)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasypodidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Cabassous	Erethizon
Species	Cabassous tatouay	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Tatou À Queue Nue and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Tatou À Queue Nue

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tatou À Queue Nue	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tatou À Queue Nue

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.