Coendou prehensilis Linnaeus 1758 (prehensile-tailed porcupine)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Erethizontidae
Alternative combinations: Cercolabes prehensilis, Hystrix prehensilis
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Coendou according to O. Thomas 1911
See also Giebel 1883 and Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Coendou laenatus, Coendou magnus
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (4 collections), Peru (1), Venezuela (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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