Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs European hare

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Lepus europaeus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while European hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	European hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Erethizontidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Lepus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Lepus europaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and European hare share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	European hare
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.

European hare

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

European hare

European hare (Lepus europaeus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela