Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs marbled lungfish

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Erethizontidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Protopterus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and marbled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	marbled lungfish
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.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.

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.