Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Mira Climbing Rat

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Tylomys mirae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Mira Climbing Rat
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Tylomys
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Tylomys mirae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Mira Climbing Rat
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.

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.