Coendou pallidus (Waterhouse, 1848) . Nat. Hist. Mammal., 2:434.

TYPE LOCALITY: Unknown, probably West Indies .

DISTRIBUTION: West Indies.

COMMENT: Type believed to be from the West Indies. Known only by the two immature specimens upon which the original description was based; see Hall, 1981:854. CAW includes pallidus in Sphiggurus based on its pelage.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410018002004001.