Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Duiquero de Jentink

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Duiquero de Jentink is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Duiquero de Jentink
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Cephalophus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Duiquero de Jentink

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Duiquero de Jentink
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.

Duiquero de Jentink

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.