Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Mexican Agouti

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Erethizontidae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Dasyprocta
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Dasyprocta mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Mexican Agouti share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Nagetiere)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Mexican Agouti
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.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.