Brazilian Porcupine vs Montane Colilargo

Coendou prehensilis compared with Microryzomys minutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Montane Colilargo
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Coendou	Microryzomys
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Microryzomys minutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Porcupine and Montane Colilargo share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Montane Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Montane Colilargo
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.

Montane Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela