Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Patagonian Opossum

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Lestodelphys halli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Erethizontidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Lestodelphys
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Lestodelphys halli

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Patagonian Opossum
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.

Patagonian Opossum

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.