Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs mélanippe coupée

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Perizoma alchemillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	mélanippe coupée
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erethizontidae	Geometridae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Perizoma
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Perizoma alchemillata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

mélanippe coupée

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	mélanippe coupée
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.

mélanippe coupée

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.