Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Hummelinck s Laucha

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Calomys hummelincki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Hummelinck s Laucha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erethizontidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Calomys
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Calomys hummelincki

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Hummelinck s Laucha share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Hummelinck s Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Hummelinck s Laucha
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.

Hummelinck s Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela