Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Narrow-headed Vole

Sphiggurus pruinosus compared with Microtus gregalis

Key Differences

• Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient while Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Narrow-headed Vole
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Microtus
Species	Sphiggurus pruinosus	Microtus gregalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Narrow-headed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Narrow-headed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.