Coendou speratus explained

Coendou speratus, known locally as coandumirim and commonly as the dwarf porcupine, is small porcupine of the Coendou genus found in northeastern Brazil. This small porcupine has a long tail and a spiny appearance as its dorsal fur is not long. Its dorsal colouring is blackish which contrasts with the brownish tips of its quills. It is distinguished from Coendou nycthemera by its tricolored quills whereas nycthemera is bicoloured.^[1]

Originally found in the Pernambuco Centre of Endemism in 2013, it was later discovered also at Murici Ecological Station^[2] and later at Garanhuns as well.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Pontes . Antonio Rossano Mendes . Gadelha . José Ramon . Melo . Éverton R. A. . de Sá . Fabrício Bezerra . Loss . Ana Carolina . Caldara Junior . Vilacio . Costa . Leonora Pires . Leite . Yuri L. R. . 2013 . A new species of porcupine, genus Coendou (Rodentia: Erethizontidae) from the Atlantic forest of northeastern Brazil . Zootaxa . 3636 . 3 . 421–438 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3636.3.2 . 1175-5326 . 26042302.
2. Coendou speratus Mendes Pontes, Gadelha, Melo, Sá, Loss, Caldara Jr., Costa & Leite, 2013 (Mammalia, Rodentia, Erethizontidae) in northeastern Brazil: filling gaps in its geographical distribution . Anna Ludmilla da Costa Pinto Nascimento . Janisson Willames dos Santos . 14 October 2014 . Check List . 10 . 5 . 1223–1225 . Magnolia Press . 10.15560/10.5.1223 . 2 July 2022 . free .
3. Barbosa Leal . Edson Silva . Gomes-Silva . Felipe F. . Lyra-Neves . Rachel M. de . Telino-Júnior . Wallce R. . 2017 . Range extension and first record of Coendou speratus Mendes Pontes et al., 2013 (Rodentia, Erethizontidae) from a cloud forest enclave in northeastern Brazil . Check List . 13 . 6 . 951–957 . 10.15560/13.6.951 . English . free .