Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Slender lungfish

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Protopterus dolloi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Erethizontidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Protopterus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Slender lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Slender lungfish
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.

Slender lungfish

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.