North American porcupine vs cereja

Erethizon dorsatus compared with Prunus avium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American porcupine	cereja
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Erethizontidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Erethizon	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Erethizon dorsatus	Prunus avium

Conservation Status

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

cereja

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American porcupine	cereja
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.

cereja

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Peru).