Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Elegant Water Shrew

Atherurus macrourus compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hystricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Atherurus	Nectogale
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.