Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Atherurus macrourus compared with Philander deltae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Hystricidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Atherurus	Philander
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Philander deltae

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine and Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.