Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Northern Treeshrew

Atherurus macrourus compared with Tupaia belangeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine Northern Treeshrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Rodentia (Roedores) Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family Hystricidae Tupaiidae
Genus Atherurus Tupaia
Species Atherurus macrourus Tupaia belangeri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Northern Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine Northern Treeshrew
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Treeshrew

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.

Northern Treeshrew

No description available.

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