Brazilian Porcupine vs New Guinean Quoll

Coendou prehensilis compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

Brazilian Porcupine is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Erethizontidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Coendou	Dasyurus
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

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.