African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Bank Vole

Atherurus africanus compared with Myodes glareolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Bank Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Hystricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Atherurus	Myodes
Species	Atherurus africanus	Myodes glareolus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Bank Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Bank Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bank Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

The African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bank Vole

欧洲林姬鼠（Myodes glareolus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。该物种在其分布范围内广泛分布、数量丰富，种群稳定，目前没有直接的保育关注。