Brazilian Porcupine vs Guará

Coendou prehensilis compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Brazilian Porcupine is Least Concern while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Guará
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Erethizontidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Coendou	Chrysocyon
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Guará
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.

Guará

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.