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SPECIES Coendou bicolor

Author:Tschudi, 1844.
Citation:Fauna Peruana: 186.
Common Name:Bicolored-spined Porcupine
Type Locality:Peru, Junín Debt., between Tulumayo and Chanchamayo Rivers.
Distribution:Bolivia, Peru, Andean and W Ecuador, N Colombia, SW Colombia; up to 2,500 m.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Locally common.
Comments:May include rothschildi (Hall, 1981:854), which Corbet and Hill (1991:200) listed as a subspecies of bicolor (see comments under rothschildi). Emmons and Feer (1997:218) and Alberico et al. (1999) considered quichua of the Andes of Ecuador and Colombia to be a distinct species based on small size and shorter tail. Emmons and Feer (1997:218) suggested that richardsoni may be a valid species or allied with rothschildi, whereas Alberico et al. (1999) recognized it as a distinct species. We tentatively retain these three subspecies, awaiting a needed comprehensive review of Coendou.
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SUBSPECIES bicolor

SUBSPECIES quichua

SUBSPECIES richardsoni

SUBSPECIES simonsi

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