Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Giam

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Hopea forbesii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Giam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Hopea
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Hopea forbesii

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Giam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Giam
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.

Giam

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.