Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Hemiselmis simplex

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cryptophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Chroomonadaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Hemiselmis
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Hemiselmis simplex

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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.