Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Rohrkatze

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Felis chaus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Rohrkatze
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Erethizontidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Felis chaus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Rohrkatze

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Rohrkatze
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.

Rohrkatze

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.