Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Egyptian mongoose

Atherurus macrourus compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Egyptian mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Hystricidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Atherurus	Herpestes
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Herpestes ichneumon

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine and Egyptian mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Egyptian mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Egyptian mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Egyptian mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.