| Author: | Kerr, 1792. |
| Citation: | In Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, 1: 214. |
| Common Name: | Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine |
| Type Locality: | Mexico, in the mountains. |
| Distribution: | San Luis Potosi and Yucatan (Mexico) to W Panama, to 3,000 m (Emmons and Feer, 1997). |
| Status: | CITES – Appendix III (Honduras); IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). |
| Comments: | Emmons and Feer (1997:222) indicated that the small forms from Chiriquí, Panama had been recognized as a distinct species (laenatus). |
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