Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Potto

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Potto
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)	Primates (灵长目)
Family	Erethizontidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Perodicticus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Potto
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.

Potto

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.