Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Highveld Golden Mole

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Afrosoricida (非洲蝟目)
Family	Erethizontidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Amblysomus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and Highveld Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Highveld Golden Mole
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.

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.