Sphiggurus mexicanus (Kerr 1792)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Erethizontidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1545-1550 : 1549

Sphiggurus mexicanus (Kerr 1792)

[Coendou] mexicanus Kerr 1792 , in: Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, Vol. 1: 214.

Type Locality: Mexico, in the mountains.

Vernacular Names: Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Sphiggurus mexicanus subsp. mexicanus Kerr 1792

Subspecies Sphiggurus mexicanus subsp. laenatus Thomas 1903

Subspecies Sphiggurus mexicanus subsp. yucataniae Thomas 1902

Distribution: San Luis Potosi and Yucatan ( Mexico) to W Panama, to 3,000 m ( Emmons and Feer, 1997).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix III ( Honduras); IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Emmons and Feer (1997:222) indicated that the small forms from Chiriquí, Panama had been recognized as a distinct species (laenatus).