Black Dwarf Porcupine
Coendou nycthemera (Olfers, 1818)
Also calledCoandu-de-koopman (por) · Coendou noir (fra) · Coendú de Koopman (spa) · Koopman-Greifstachler (deu) · Ouriço-anão (por) · Schwarzer Zwerggreifstachler (deu) · amazonianpiikikkö (fin) · koendu czarny (pol) · kuandu Koopmanův (ces) · Чёрный дикобраз (rus) · شيهم كوبمان (ara) · ヒメヤマアラシ (jpn)
First described in: Neue Bibl. Reisenb. p.211
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Sympatric with C. prehensilis throughout its range.
Order Rodentia - Family Erethizontidae
distribution
Distribution: Amazonian lowlands east of Rio Madeira and south of the Rio Amazonas, including at least part of Marajó Isl.
Order Rodentia - Family Erethizontidae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Brazil, E Amazonia, south of the main channel of the Rio Amazonas; as restricted by Voss and Angermann (1997).
Order Rodentia - Family Erethizontidae
activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but short, worn spines at base oftail suggest that the Eastern Amazonian Dwarf Porcupine rests with its rump wedged against a surface.
Erethizontidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4264791.