Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Sphiggurus pruinosus compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erethizontidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Alticola
Species	Sphiggurus pruinosus	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Large-eared Mountain Vole
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.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.