Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Genus Coendou Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Erethizontidae Scientific name Coendou sanctamartae | |
Higher classification Prehensile-tailed porcupine Similar Streaked dwarf porcupine, Black‑tailed hairy dwarf porcupine, Prehensile‑tailed porcupine, Rothschild's porcupine, New World porcupine | ||
The Santa Marta porcupine (Coendou sanctamartae) is a rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is known from dry forests on the lower slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Serranía del Perijá mountains of northern Colombia, at altitudes below 500 and 1100 m, respectively, and intervening lowlands, and may also be present in nearby parts of Venezuela. It has been described as a subspecies of C. prehensilis. Its karyotype has 2n = 74, FN = 82.
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