Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Atherurus macrourus compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Olive-gray Thomasomys
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	Thomasomys
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Thomasomys cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine and Olive-gray Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.