Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Jungle Shrew

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Jungle 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	Suncus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Jungle 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.

Jungle 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.