Brazilian Porcupine vs mountain cuscus

Coendou prehensilis compared with Phalanger carmelitae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	mountain cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Erethizontidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Coendou	Phalanger
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Phalanger carmelitae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

mountain cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	mountain cuscus
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.

mountain cuscus

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.