African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Atherurus africanus compared with Myodes gapperi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Boreal Red-Backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Rodentia (설치류)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Hystricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Atherurus	Myodes
Species	Atherurus africanus	Myodes gapperi

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Boreal Red-Backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (설치류)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Boreal Red-Backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

The Boreal Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi) is a species in the genus Myodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.