Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Dwarf Hutia

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Mesocapromys nanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Dwarf Hutia
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	Capromyidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Mesocapromys
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Mesocapromys nanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Dwarf Hutia
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.

Dwarf Hutia

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.