Guará vs North American porcupine

Chrysocyon brachyurus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Guará is Near Threatened while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guará	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Chrysocyon	Erethizon
Species	Chrysocyon brachyurus	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guará	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guará

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.