Brazilian Porcupine vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Coendou prehensilis compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
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	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)
Family	Erethizontidae	Soricidae
Genus	Coendou	Crocidura
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Porcupine and Lesser White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
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.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

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.