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| name = Bicolored-spined porcupine |
| name = Bicolored-spined porcupine |
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| image = Coendu_bicolor.jpg |
| image = Coendu_bicolor.jpg |
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| status = LC |
| status = LC |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Delgado, C. |date=2016 |title=''Coendou bicolor'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T5083A22214310 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T5083A22214310.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| genus =Coendou |
| genus =Coendou |
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| species = bicolor |
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The '''bicolored-spined porcupine''' ('''''Coendou bicolor''''') is a species of [[nocturnal]] and [[arboreal]] [[rodent]] in the family [[Erethizontidae]].<ref name = MSW3>{{MSW3 Hystricognathi | id = 13400097 | page = }}</ref> |
The '''bicolored-spined porcupine''' ('''''Coendou bicolor''''') is a species of [[nocturnal]] and [[arboreal]] [[rodent]] in the family [[Erethizontidae]].<ref name = MSW3>{{MSW3 Hystricognathi | id = 13400097 | page = }}</ref> |
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It is found in [[Bolivia]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]]. |
It is found in [[Bolivia]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]]. |
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The head and body of ''Coendou bicolor'' measure about 543 mm, and another 481 mm is tail. The body is covered with dense spines, pale yellow at the base and black-tipped, and significantly darker on the midback. The bicolored-spined porcupine has a fully [[prehensile tail]] that is primarily free of spines |
The head and body of ''Coendou bicolor'' measure about 543 mm, and another 481 mm is tail. The body is covered with dense spines, pale yellow at the base and black-tipped, and significantly darker on the midback. The bicolored-spined porcupine has a fully [[prehensile tail]] that is primarily free of spines.<ref>Eisenberg, J. F. (1989). Mammals of the Neotropics, volume 1 - The Northern Neotropics. pp. 391. University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*Eisenberg, J. F. 1989. Mammals of the Neotropics, volume 1 - The Northern Neotropics. Pp 391. University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL. |
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[[Category:Mammals of the Andes]] |
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[[Category:Mammals of Bolivia]] |
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[[Category:Mammals of Colombia]] |
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[[Category:Mammals of Ecuador]] |
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[[Category:Mammals of Peru]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Johann Jakob von Tschudi]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:08, 3 March 2024
Bicolored-spined porcupine | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Erethizontidae |
Genus: | Coendou |
Species: | C. bicolor
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Binomial name | |
Coendou bicolor (Tschudi, 1844)
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Subspecies | |
C. b. bicolor Tschudi, 1844 | |
The bicolored-spined porcupine (Coendou bicolor) is a species of nocturnal and arboreal rodent in the family Erethizontidae.[2] It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The head and body of Coendou bicolor measure about 543 mm, and another 481 mm is tail. The body is covered with dense spines, pale yellow at the base and black-tipped, and significantly darker on the midback. The bicolored-spined porcupine has a fully prehensile tail that is primarily free of spines.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Delgado, C. (2016). "Coendou bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T5083A22214310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T5083A22214310.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Eisenberg, J. F. (1989). Mammals of the Neotropics, volume 1 - The Northern Neotropics. pp. 391. University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL