African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Cabrera s Vole

Atherurus africanus compared with Microtus cabrerae

Key Differences

• African Brush-tailed Porcupine is Least Concern while Cabrera s Vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Cabrera s Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Hystricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Atherurus	Microtus
Species	Atherurus africanus	Microtus cabrerae

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Cabrera s Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Cabrera s Vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Cabrera s Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cabrera s Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

The African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cabrera s Vole

The Cabrera s Vole (Microtus cabrerae) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.