Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Lepilemur
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

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.