Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Sphiggurus pruinosus compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Northern Red-backed Vole
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	Myodes
Species	Sphiggurus pruinosus	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Nagetiere)

Conservation Status

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.