Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Disciseda bovista

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erethizontidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Disciseda
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Disciseda bovista

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
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.

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.