African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Lacustrine Vole

Atherurus africanus compared with Microtus limnophilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Lacustrine Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Hystricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Atherurus	Microtus
Species	Atherurus africanus	Microtus limnophilus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Lacustrine Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.