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SPECIES Coendou nycthemera

Author:Olfers, 1818.
Citation:Neue Bibl. Reisenb.: 211.
Common Name:Black Dwarf Porcupine
Type Locality:Brazil, E Amazonia, south of the main channel of the Rio Amazonas; as restricted by Voss and Angermann (1997).
Distribution:Amazonian lowlands east of Rio Madeira and south of the Rio Amazonas, including at least part of Marajó Isl.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as C. koopmani.
Comments:Sympatric with C. prehensilis throughout its range.
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    koopmani Handley and Pine, 1992

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