North American porcupine vs puma

Erethizon dorsatus compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American porcupine	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Erethizontidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Erethizon	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Erethizon dorsatus	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States