Brazilian Porcupine vs Large Japanese Mole

Coendou prehensilis compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erethizontidae	Talpidae
Genus	Coendou	Mogera
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Mogera wogura

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Porcupine and Large Japanese Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brazilian Porcupine

The Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) is a species in the genus Coendou. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.