Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Isarog Chrotomys

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Chrotomys gonzalesi

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Isarog Chrotomys is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Isarog Chrotomys
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Chrotomys
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Chrotomys gonzalesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Isarog Chrotomys

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Isarog Chrotomys
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.

Isarog Chrotomys

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.