Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus 1758)

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 : 1547

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scientific name	Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus 1758)
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[Hystrix] prehensilis Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 57 View Cited Treatment .

Type Locality: Brazil, Pernambuco.

Vernacular Names: Brazilian Porcupine.

Synonyms: Coendou boliviensis Gray 1850 ; Coendou brandtii Jentink 1879 ; Coendou centralis Thomas 1903 ; Coendou cuandu Desmarest 1822 ; Coendou longicatus Lacépède 1799 ; Coendou platycentrotus Brandt 1835 ; Coendou sanctamartae Allen 1904 ; Coendou tricolor Gray 1850 .

Distribution: E Venezuela, Guyanas, C and E Brazil, N Argentina, Uruguay, E Paraguay, Bolivia, Trinidad (see Goodwin and Greenhall, 1961:202); up to 1,500 m.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Emmons and Feer (1997:217) suggested that centralis and sanctamartae may be valid species and Alberico et al. (1999) considered sanctamartae a distinct species. Voss and da Silva (2001) suggested prehensilis may represent a complex of closely related species. Karyotype has 2n=74 and FN=82 ( Lima, 1994).