Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Kalanchoe

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Kalanchoe lateritia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Kalanchoe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Kalanchoe
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Kalanchoe lateritia

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Kalanchoe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Kalanchoe
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.

Kalanchoe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

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.