Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Cheetah

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Cheetah is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Cheetah
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Carnivora (etçiller)
Family	Erethizontidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Acinonyx jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Cheetah

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Cheetah
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Cheetah

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Botswana, Iran, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Cheetah

The fastest land animal on Earth, reaching speeds of 112 km/h over short distances across African and Iranian grasslands. Slender build with a deep chest, long legs, and distinctive black tear-stripe markings. Unlike other big cats, cheetahs vocalize with chirps and purrs. Vulnerable, with only ~7,000 remaining due to habitat fragmentation and competition with larger predators.