Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Eurasian water shrew

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erethizontidae	Soricidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Neomys
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Eurasian water 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.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.