Published September 28, 2018 | Version v1
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Coendou spinosus

Description

Coendou spinosus (F. Cuvier, 1823)

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Records. Record was in May 22, 2016 camera trap 12 (25°02.55ʹ S, 049°57.41ʹ W) and by opportunistic observations in the same monitoring site.

Identification. Coendou spinosus was identified by coat and body shape. The coat is formed by a mixture of rigid, aculeiform (cylindrical ‘spines’) hairs and finer hairs. The former are longer than the latter ones. Coloration varies from yellowish to dark brown at the back.

Notes

Published as part of Pereira, Alan Deivid, Bazilio, Sergio & Orsi, Mário Luís, 2018, Checklist of medium-sized to large mammals of Campos Gerais National Park, Paraná, Brazil, pp. 785-799 in Check List 14 (5) on pages 796-797, DOI: 10.15560/14.5.785

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
F. Cuvier
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Erethizontidae
Genus
Coendou
Species
spinosus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Coendou spinosus (Cuvier, 1823) sec. Pereira, Bazilio & Orsi, 2018