Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Pearson's Long-clawed 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	Solisorex
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Solisorex pearsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Pearson's Long-clawed 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.

Pearson's Long-clawed 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.