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Prehensile-tailed Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
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Prehensile-tailed Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
Prehensile-tailed Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
The Brazilian porcupine or prehensile-tailed porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) is a porcupine found in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, the Guyanas, Bolivia and Trinidad, with a single record from Ecuador. The lips and nose are fleshy. The tail is prehensile, with the tip curling upward so as to get a better grip on tree branches.
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Scientific Name: Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names: Brazilian Porcupine, Prehensile-tailed Porcupine
Synonyms:
Hystrix prehensilis
Coendou platycentrotus Brandt, 1835 |
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