Amazonian Nectomys vs North American porcupine

Nectomys rattus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Nectomys	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Cricetidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Nectomys	Erethizon
Species	Nectomys rattus	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazonian Nectomys and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Bộ Gặm nhấm)

Conservation Status

Amazonian Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Nectomys	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazonian Nectomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Amazonian Nectomys

The Amazonian Nectomys (Nectomys rattus) is a species in the genus Nectomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.