Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs chilte

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Cnidoscolus elasticus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Cnidoscolus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Cnidoscolus elasticus

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	chilte
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.

chilte

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.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.