Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Erethizontidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Coendou
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Coendou speratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine share a common ancestor at the Family level: Erethizontidae.

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
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.

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

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.