Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Rato de Cabrera

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Microtus cabrerae

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Rato de Cabrera is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Rato de Cabrera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Erethizontidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Microtus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Microtus cabrerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Rato de Cabrera share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Rato de Cabrera

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Rato de Cabrera
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.

Rato de Cabrera

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.

Rato de Cabrera

The Cabrera s Vole (Microtus cabrerae) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.