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 (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
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. (哺乳類)

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

カワジネズミ（Neomys fodiens）はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧（EN）に分類されています。野生での絶滅リスクが高く、個体数が著しく減少しており、生存に対する継続的な脅威があります。