Japanese Water Shrew vs North American porcupine

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Soricidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Erethizon
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.