Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Indian muntjac

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Muntiacus muntjak

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Indian muntjac
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Erethizontidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Muntiacus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Muntiacus muntjak

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Indian muntjac
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.

Indian muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.