Sphiggurus insidiosus (Olfers 1818)

[Coendou] insidiosus Olfers 1818, Neue Bibl. Reisenb.: 211.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahía, Salvador.

Vernacular Names: Bahia Porcupine.

Synonyms: Sphiggurus pallidus (Waterhouse 1848) .

Distribution: Atlantic coastal region SE Brazil.

Conservation: Unknown. IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as S. insidiosus, Extinct as S. pallidus .

Discussion: Reviewed by Voss and Angermann (1997), who included pallidus . Husson (1978) placed in Sphiggurus and included melanurus but see Voss and Angermann (1997). Karyotype has 2n=62 and FN=76 (Lima, 1994).