Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Needle Juniper

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Juniperus rigida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Needle Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Erethizontidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Juniperus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Juniperus rigida

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Needle Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Needle Juniper
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.

Needle Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.