Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Indian Pangolin

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Erethizontidae	Manidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Manis
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Manis crassicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Indian Pangolin
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 Pangolin

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.