Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs Timor Mountain Gum

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Eucalyptus urophylla

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while Timor Mountain Gum is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Timor Mountain Gum
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Myrtales (桃金娘目)
Family	Erethizontidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Eucalyptus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Eucalyptus urophylla

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Timor Mountain Gum

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	Timor Mountain Gum
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.

Timor Mountain Gum

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Congo (Republic). Currently classified as Endangered 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.