African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Devilray

Atherurus africanus compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

• African Brush-tailed Porcupine is Least Concern while Devilray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Hystricidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Atherurus	Mobula
Species	Atherurus africanus	Mobula japanica

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Devilray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devilray

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile 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.