Coendou spinosus (F. Cuvier, 1823)

Pereira, Alan Deivid, Bazilio, Sergio & Orsi, Mário Luís, 2018, Checklist of medium-sized to large mammals of Campos Gerais National Park, Paraná, Brazil, Check List 14 (5), pp. 785-799 : 796-797

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/14.5.785

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5477164

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/79763466-FFD2-FF8F-C622-F874FD49FE35

treatment provided by

Marcus

scientific name

Coendou spinosus (F. Cuvier, 1823)
status

 

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.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Erethizontidae

Genus

Coendou

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