Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs rough bindweed

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Smilax
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	rough bindweed
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.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.