Yellow Quill-tipped Porcupine
Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Names
| English | Yellow Quill-tipped Porcupine |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Grijpstaartstekelvarken |
| Spanish | Puercoespín arborícola |
| Chinese | 巴西树豪猪 |
| Sranan Tongo | agidya |
| Sranan Tongo | gindyamaka |
| Scientific name | Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
About this species
The Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) is a porcupine found in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Bolivia and Trinidad, with a single record from Ecuador. It inhabits tropical forests at elevations up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).
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El puercoespín arborícola (Coendou prehensilis), llamado también Kui´i guasu o simplemente coendú, es una especie de roedor histricomorfo de la familia Erethizontidae. Habitan en los bosques desde el sur de México hasta el norte de Argentina y Uruguay. Es una de las diez especies de puercoespines de América, distribuidos en cinco géneros.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Erethizontidae |
| Genus | Coendou |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Commewijne28
- Brokopondo4
- Sipaliwini2
- Wanica1
- Paramaribo1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.
