Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Palawan Treeshrew

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Palawan Treeshrew
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)	Scandentia (树鼩目)
Family	Erethizontidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Tupaia
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Tupaia palawanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Palawan Treeshrew
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.

Palawan Treeshrew

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.