Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Ka'I Ygau (guarani)

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Plecturocebus pallescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Ka'I Ygau (guarani)
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	Pitheciidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Plecturocebus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Plecturocebus pallescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Ka'I Ygau (guarani) share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Ka'I Ygau (guarani)

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Ka'I Ygau (guarani)
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.

Ka'I Ygau (guarani)

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.