Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Hurleur du Maranhao

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Alouatta ululata

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Hurleur du Maranhao is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Hurleur du Maranhao
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	Atelidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Alouatta
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Alouatta ululata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Hurleur du Maranhao share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Hurleur du Maranhao

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Hurleur du Maranhao
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.

Hurleur du Maranhao

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.