Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Archboldomys maximus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
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	Archboldomys
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Archboldomys maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
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.

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

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.