Stump-tailed porcupine explained

The stump-tailed porcupine (Coendou rufescens) is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found mainly in Colombia, with a few records from Ecuador.

This species was formerly sometimes assigned to Echinoprocta, a genus no longer recognized since genetic studies showed it to nest within Coendou.[1] Its closest relative is the Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua).

Notes and References

  1. Voss. R. S.. Hubbard. C.. Jansa. S. A.. Phylogenetic Relationships of New World Porcupines (Rodentia, Erethizontidae): Implications for Taxonomy, Morphological Evolution, and Biogeography. American Museum Novitates. 3769. 3769. February 2013. 1–36. 10.1206/3769.2. 2246/6417. 55426177. free.

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