Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Lacustrine Vole

Sphiggurus pruinosus compared with Microtus limnophilus

Key Differences

• Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient while Lacustrine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Lacustrine Vole
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	Erethizontidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Microtus
Species	Sphiggurus pruinosus	Microtus limnophilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Lacustrine Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Lacustrine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.