Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Maulwurf

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Maulwurf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erethizontidae	Talpidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Talpa
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Talpa europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Maulwurf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Maulwurf
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.

Maulwurf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.