Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Jaguarundi

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Jaguarundi
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Erethizontidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Puma yagouaroundi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Jaguarundi share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

ดู: Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Jaguarundi
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.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.