Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Northern Firefly

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erethizontidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Pyractomena
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Northern Firefly
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.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.