Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs lion-tailed macaque

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Macaca silenus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while lion-tailed macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	lion-tailed macaque
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	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Macaca
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Macaca silenus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

lion-tailed macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	lion-tailed macaque
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.

lion-tailed macaque

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.