Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Long-nosed Luzon Apomys

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Apomys sacobianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Long-nosed Luzon Apomys
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 same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Erethizontidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Apomys
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Apomys sacobianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Long-nosed Luzon Apomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Long-nosed Luzon Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Long-nosed Luzon Apomys
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.

Long-nosed Luzon Apomys

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.