Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs erable de Lobel

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Acer lobelii

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while erable de Lobel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	erable de Lobel
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Acer
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Acer lobelii

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

erable de Lobel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	erable de Lobel
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.

erable de Lobel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.