Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Chinese Shrew

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erethizontidae	Soricidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Sorex
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Sorex sinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Chinese Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Chinese Shrew
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.

Chinese Shrew

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.

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.