Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Japanese Water Shrew

Atherurus macrourus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Japanese 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Japanese 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.

Japanese 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.