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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Erethizontidae
--> SUBFAMILY Erethizontinae
--> GENUS Sphiggurus
SPECIES Sphiggurus villosus
| Author: | F. Cuvier, 1823. | | Citation: | Mam. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 9: 434. | | Common Name: | Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine | | Type Locality: | Brazil, mountains near Rio de Janeiro, Corcoracto. | | Distribution: | Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul (SE Brazil). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Considered a distinct species by Husson (1978:489). Cabrera (1961:600-601) included this species in insidiosus, whereas Emmons and Feer (1997:221) included this species in spinosus. Formerly included in Coendou (see comments under Sphiggurus). Karyotype has 2n=42 and FN=76 (Bonvicino et al., 2000). |
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