Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Mérida Aepeomys

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Aepeomys lugens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Mérida Aepeomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Erethizontidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Aepeomys
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Aepeomys lugens

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Mérida Aepeomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (hewan pengerat)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Mérida Aepeomys
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.

Mérida Aepeomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela