Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs White Seraya

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Parashorea globosa

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while White Seraya is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	White Seraya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Parashorea
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Parashorea globosa

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

White Seraya

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	White Seraya
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.

White Seraya

Habitat

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

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.