Coendou ichillus
Voss & M. N. F. da Silva, 2001
Western Amazonian Dwarf Porcupine
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Erethizontoidea |
| Family | : Erethizontidae |
| Subfamily | : Erethizontinae |
| Genus | : Coendou |
| Subgenus | : Caaporamys |
Species status
Authority citation
Voss, R.S. and Silva, M.N.F. da. 2001-10. Revisionary notes on Neotropical porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae). 2. A review of the _Coendou vestitus_ group with descriptions of two new species from Amazonia. American Museum Novitates 3351:1-36.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60897728Original name as described
Coendou ichillus
Other common names
Streaked Dwarf Porcupine
Type material
AMNH M-126171
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Río Pastaza," Pastaza, Ecuador.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador · Peru
Taxonomy notes
moved from Sphiggurus to Coendou
Taxonomy notes citation
Voss, R.S. 2011. Revisionary notes on Neotropical porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae). 3. an anno-tated checklist of the species of Coendou lacépède, 1799. american Museum Novitates 3720: 1–36.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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