African forest elephant vs Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Sphiggurus melanurus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Proboscidea (Rüsseltiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Sphiggurus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Sphiggurus melanurus

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a species in the genus Loxodonta. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.