Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Caatinga laucha

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Calomys expulsus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Caatinga laucha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erethizontidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Calomys
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Calomys expulsus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Caatinga laucha share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Caatinga laucha
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.

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

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.

Caatinga laucha

The Caatinga laucha (Calomys expulsus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.