Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Chichico Amarillo

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Leontocebus tripartitus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Chichico Amarillo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Chichico Amarillo
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 tripartitus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Chichico Amarillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Chichico Amarillo
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.

Chichico Amarillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.