Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Garden Dart

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Euxoa nigricans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Garden Dart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erethizontidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Euxoa
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Euxoa nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Garden Dart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Garden Dart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Garden Dart
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.

Garden Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.