Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Shadowed Waxcap

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Shadowed Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Shadowed Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erethizontidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Hygrocybe
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Shadowed Waxcap
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.

Shadowed Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.