Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Oriental asperula

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Asperula
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Oriental asperula
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.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (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.