Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Gray Flying Fox

Sphiggurus pruinosus compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Erethizontidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sphiggurus pruinosus	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.