Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Small-spotted Dandelion

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Taraxacum pycnostictum

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Small-spotted Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Small-spotted Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erethizontidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Taraxacum
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Taraxacum pycnostictum

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Small-spotted Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Small-spotted Dandelion
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.

Small-spotted Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland and Norway.

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.