Lesueur's Hairy Bat vs North American porcupine

Cistugo lesueuri compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesueur's Hairy Bat	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cistugidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Cistugo	Erethizon
Species	Cistugo lesueuri	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesueur's Hairy Bat and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesueur's Hairy Bat	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

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.