Java-bean vs North American porcupine

Senna obtusifolia compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Java-bean North American porcupine
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Fabales (マメ目) Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family Fabaceae Erethizontidae
Genus Senna Erethizon
Species Senna obtusifolia Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Java-bean North American porcupine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Java-bean

No description available.

North American porcupine

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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