Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Centaury

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Psephellus gracillimus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erethizontidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Psephellus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Psephellus gracillimus

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Centaury
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.

Centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus gracillimus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.