Coendou vestitus Thomas, 1899
Brown hairy dwarf porcupine
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Sphiggurus vestitus (Thomas, 1899)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in 2000
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Colombia & Venezuela
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Barthelmess, E.L. 2016. Family Erethizontidae. In: Wilson, D.E., Lacher, T.E., Jr and Mittermeier, R.A. (eds), Handbook of Mammals of the World. Vol. 6. Lagomorphs and Rodents: Part 1, Lynx, Barcelona.
Stewart, Claire L., Watson, James E. M., Bland, Lucie M. and Tulloch, Ayesha I. T. (2021). Determining ranges of poorly known mammals as a tool for global conservation assessment. Biological Conservation 260: 109188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109188
Voss, R.S. 2015. Family Erethizontidae Bonaparte, 1845. In: Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. and D'Elía, G. (eds), Mammals of South America, pp. 786-805. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Voss, R. S. and Da Silva, M. N. F. 2001. Revisionary notes on neotropical porcupines (Rodentia, Erethizontidae). 2. A review of the Coendou vestitus group with descriptions of two new species from Amazonia. American Museum Novitates 3351: 36 pp.
Weksler, M., Anderson, R. P. and Gómez-Laverde, M. (2016). Coendou vestitus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T20633A22213528. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20633A22213528.en. Accessed on 29 November 2022.