European water vole vs Malayan porcupine

Arvicola amphibius compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• European water vole is Near Threatened while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European water vole	Malayan porcupine
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	Cricetidae	Hystricidae
Genus	Arvicola	Hystrix
Species	Arvicola amphibius	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

European water vole and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (설치류)

Conservation Status

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European water vole	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway