Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs greater spot-nosed monkey

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Cercopithecus nictitans

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while greater spot-nosed monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	greater spot-nosed monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Erethizontidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Cercopithecus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Cercopithecus nictitans

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and greater spot-nosed monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

greater spot-nosed monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	greater spot-nosed monkey
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.

greater spot-nosed monkey

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.