Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Mountain Coati

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Mountain Coati
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)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Erethizontidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Sphiggurus	Nasua
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela