Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Cabrito

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Cabrito is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Cabrito
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Erethizontidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Mazama
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Mazama chunyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Cabrito

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Cabrito
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.

Cabrito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.