Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Forest Bead-string

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Alchornea hirtella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Forest Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Alchornea
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Alchornea hirtella

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Forest Bead-string
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.

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.