Coendou vestitus (Rodentia: Erethizontidae)

Coendou vestitus Thomas, 1899, a rodent commonly known as the brown hairy dwarf porcupine, is one of the smallest Neotropical porcupines; its body is covered by three different types of hair and a short tail. C. vestitus is endemic to the western foothills of the Eastern Cordillera (Cordillera Orien...

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Published inMammalian species Vol. 53; no. 1003; pp. 43 - 50
Main Authors Torres-Martínez, María M., Aya-Cuero, Carlos A., Noguera-Urbano, Elkin A., Passos, Fernando C., Ramírez-Chaves, Héctor E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published US American Society of Mammalogists 15.06.2021
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Andes
brown hairy dwarf porcupine
Camponotus vestitus
Coendou
Colombia
endemic
endémico
Foothills
Nature conservation
Neotropics
Neotrópico
puercoespín peludo enano marrón
Sinuses
Spelling
Sustainable development
Colombia
Neotrópico
puercoespín peludo enano marrón
Colombia
Andes
brown hairy dwarf porcupine
endemic
endémico
Neotropics
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Summary:Coendou vestitus Thomas, 1899, a rodent commonly known as the brown hairy dwarf porcupine, is one of the smallest Neotropical porcupines; its body is covered by three different types of hair and a short tail. C. vestitus is endemic to the western foothills of the Eastern Cordillera (Cordillera Oriental) of the Andes region of Colombia, where it has been confirmed through museum voucher specimens from only six localities characterized by lower montane moist forest vegetation. Globally, C. vestitus is listed as “Data Deficient” (DD) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); however, in Colombia it is categorized as “Vulnerable” (VU) by the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development.
ISSN:0076-3519
1545-1410
DOI:10.1093/mspecies/seab005