Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Broken-barred Roller

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Ancylis unguicella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Broken-barred Roller
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erethizontidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Ancylis
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Ancylis unguicella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Broken-barred Roller share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Broken-barred Roller
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.

Broken-barred Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Broken-barred Roller

The Broken-Barred Roller (Ancylis unguicella) is a species in the genus Ancylis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.