Genus Coendou Higher classification Sphiggurus | Phylum Chordata Family Erethizontidae Scientific name Sphiggurus insidiosus Rank Species | |
Similar Black‑tailed hairy dwarf porcupine, Streaked dwarf porcupine, Sphiggurus, New World porcupine, Rodent | ||
The Bahia porcupine, Coendou insidiosus, is a New World porcupine species in the family Erethizontidae endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. It was formerly sometimes assigned to Sphiggurus, a genus no longer recognized since genetic studies showed it to be polyphyletic. Sphiggurus pallidus, formerly considered a separate species but known from two young specimens only, is a synonym of this species.
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