Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs lesser mouse-deer

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Tragulus kanchil

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	lesser mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)
Family	Erethizontidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Tragulus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Tragulus kanchil

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and lesser mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

lesser mouse-deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	lesser mouse-deer
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.

lesser mouse-deer

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.