Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Farigoule

Sphiggurus pruinosus compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient while Farigoule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Farigoule
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Thymus
Species	Sphiggurus pruinosus	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Farigoule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Farigoule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Farigoule

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).