Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Cyanobacteria (цианобактерии)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Erethizontidae	Nostocaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Nostoc
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Nostoc sphaericum

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf 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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.