Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Chihuahua Gray

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Aphonopelma pallidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Chihuahua Gray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Arachnida (aracnídeo)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Araneae (aranha)
Family	Erethizontidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Aphonopelma
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Aphonopelma pallidum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Chihuahua Gray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Chihuahua Gray
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.

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.

Chihuahua Gray

The Chihuahua Gray (Aphonopelma pallidum) is a species in the genus Aphonopelma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.