Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Symphytocarpus impexus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stemonitidales
Family	Erethizontidae	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Symphytocarpus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Symphytocarpus impexus

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.