Family Erethizontidae Scientific name Sphiggurus ichillus | Phylum Chordata Genus Coendou Rank Species | |
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Similar Black‑tailed hairy dwarf porcupine, Stump‑tailed porcupine, Rothschild's porcupine, Bicolored‑spined porcupine, Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine |
The streaked dwarf porcupine, Coendou ichillus, is a porcupine species in the family Erethizontidae. It is known from the lowlands (below an altitude of 400 m) of eastern Ecuador, and may be present in Peru as well. It appears to be nocturnal and arboreal in its habits.
This species was formerly sometimes assigned to Sphiggurus, a genus no longer recognized since genetic studies showed it to be polyphyletic. Its closest relatives are the frosted hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou pruinosus) and the brown hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou vestitus).
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