Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs North American porcupine

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Rodentia (грызуны)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family same	Erethizontidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Erethizon
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Family level: Erethizontidae.

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.