Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Javan Mongoose

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Erethizontidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Herpestes
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Javan Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

The Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine (Sphiggurus melanurus) is a species in the genus Sphiggurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Venezuela.