Coendou nycthemera Olfers 1818

Coendou nycthemera Olfers 1818, Neue Bibl. Reisenb.: 211.

Type Locality: Brazil, E Amazonia, south of the main channel of the Rio Amazonas; as restricted by Voss and Angermann (1997).

Vernacular Names: Black Dwarf Porcupine.

Synonyms: Coendou koopmani Handley and Pine 1992 .

Distribution: Amazonian lowlands east of Rio Madeira and south of the Rio Amazonas, including at least part of Marajó Isl.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as C. koopmani .

Discussion: Sympatric with C. prehensilis throughout its range.