Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Mountain Aster

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erethizontidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Oclemena
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.