Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Eastern Mole Vole

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Ellobius tancrei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Eastern Mole Vole
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	Ellobius
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Ellobius tancrei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Eastern Mole Vole
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.

Eastern Mole Vole

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.