Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Eurasian water shrew

Atherurus macrourus compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Eurasian water shrew
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	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Hystricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Atherurus	Neomys
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Eurasian water shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eurasian water shrew

欧洲水鼩鼱（Neomys fodiens）在IUCN红色名录中被列为濒危（EN）物种。在野外面临高度灭绝风险，种群数量显著下降，生存面临持续威胁。