Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Yeddo Spruce

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Picea jezoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Yeddo Spruce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Erethizontidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Picea
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Picea jezoensis

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Yeddo Spruce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Yeddo Spruce
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.

Yeddo Spruce

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.