African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Forest Bead-string

Atherurus africanus compared with Alchornea hirtella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Forest Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Hystricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Atherurus	Alchornea
Species	Atherurus africanus	Alchornea hirtella

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Forest Bead-string
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.