Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Formosan Serow

Atherurus macrourus compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Formosan Serow
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	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Hystricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Atherurus	Capricornis
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan Serow

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.