Brazilian Porcupine vs North American least shrew

Coendou prehensilis compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	North American least 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	Cryptotis
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Cryptotis parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Porcupine and North American least shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	North American least 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.

North American least shrew

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.