Coendou prehensilis
| Main Authors: | Jansen, Martin, Engler, Marc, Blumer, Luka Moritz, Rumiz, Damián I., Aramayo, José Luis, Krone, Oliver |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2020
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/5467741 |
Daftar Isi:
- Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Brazilian Porcupine, Puercoespín Examined material. BOLIVIA; Province of Ñuflo de Chávez of Santa Cruz Department; Centro “Chiquitos”; 16.3695°S, 062.0052°W; first capture on 12 May 2017; secondary forest patch in pastureland. Identification. This is a medium-sized, arboreal rodent (2–5 kg). Thick spines, 2–6 cm long, cover the entire body except for the muzzle. The general color appears gray or yellowish from a distance, but each spine is whitish at its base and tip and with a dark-brown band in the middle. This is the only porcupine species known in the area.
- Published as part of Jansen, Martin, Engler, Marc, Blumer, Luka Moritz, Rumiz, Damián I., Aramayo, José Luis & Krone, Oliver, 2020, A camera trapping survey of mammals in the mixed landscape of Bolivia's Chiquitano region with a special focus on the Jaguar, pp. 323-335 in Check List 16 (2) on page 331, DOI: 10.15560/16.2.323