Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Babouin hamadryas

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Papio hamadryas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Babouin hamadryas
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Erethizontidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Papio
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Papio hamadryas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Babouin hamadryas

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Babouin hamadryas
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.

Babouin hamadryas

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.