Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Pichico común

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Leontocebus nigrifrons

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Pichico común
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Erethizontidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Leontocebus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Leontocebus nigrifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Pichico común

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Pichico común
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.

Pichico común

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.