African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Species code: Ho

Atherurus africanus compared with Halophila ovalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Species code: Ho
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Alismatales (택사목)
Family	Hystricidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Atherurus	Halophila
Species	Atherurus africanus	Halophila ovalis

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Ho

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Species code: Ho
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Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Ho

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Bahrain, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.