Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Napo Spiny-rat

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Erethizontidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Proechimys
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Napo Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)

ดู: Order: Rodentia

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Napo Spiny-rat
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.

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.