Brazilian Porcupine vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Coendou prehensilis compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Erethizontidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Coendou	Alticola
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Porcupine and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (kemiriciler)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Lemming Mountain Vole
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.

Lemming Mountain Vole

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.