Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Neotragus batesi compared with Sphiggurus melanurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Neotragus	Sphiggurus
Species	Neotragus batesi	Sphiggurus melanurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bates's Dwarf Antelope and Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

The Bates's Dwarf Antelope (Neotragus batesi) is a species in the genus Neotragus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.