Sphiggurus mexicanus (Kerr 1792)
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7129D9C7-80F4-EDC2-9909-05322612883D |
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Guido |
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Sphiggurus mexicanus (Kerr 1792) |
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Sphiggurus mexicanus (Kerr 1792) View in CoL
[Coendou] mexicanus Kerr 1792 View in CoL , in: Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, Vol. 1: 214.
Type Locality: Mexico, in the mountains.
Vernacular Names: Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine.
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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).
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Erethizontinae |
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Sphiggurus mexicanus (Kerr 1792)
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[Coendou] mexicanus
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