Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs plain golden y

Atherurus macrourus compared with Autographa jota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	plain golden y
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Hystricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Atherurus	Autographa
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Autographa jota

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine and plain golden y share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

plain golden y

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	plain golden y
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plain golden y

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.