Brazilian Porcupine vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Coendou prehensilis compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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	Erethizontidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Coendou	Perognathus
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Porcupine and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

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.