Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine vs Small Persimmon

Coendou speratus compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Coendou	Diospyros
Species	Coendou speratus	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	Small Persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.