Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Thomasomys nicefori

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield 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	Cricetidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Thomasomys
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Thomasomys nicefori

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield 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.

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.