Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Sphiggurus pruinosus compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
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	Erethizontidae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Calomyscus
Species	Sphiggurus pruinosus	Calomyscus hotsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (грызуны)

Conservation Status

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.