Coendou insidiosus

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Bahian Hairy 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 : Sphiggurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Olfers, I. von. 1818. Bemerkungen zu Illiger's Ueberblick der Säugthiere, nach ihrer Vertheilung über die Welttheile, rücksichtlich der Südamericanischen Arten (Species). Pp. 192–237 in Eschwege, W.L. (eds.). Journal von Brasilien, oder vermischte Nachrichten aus Brasilien, auf wissenschaftlichen Reisen gesammelt. Zweiter Heft. Privilegirtes Landes-Industrie-Comptoir, Weimar, 304 pp.

Authority publication link

https://archive.org/details/DELTA54086_2FA/page/n215

Original name as described

Hystrix insidiosa

Other common names

Bahia Porcupine

Type material

ZMB 1298

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Brazil." Restricted by R. S. Voss and R. Angermann in 1997 to Salvador, northern Bahia, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001242

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Hystrix insidiosa

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

insidiosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Hystrix insidiosa

(H. Lichtenstein, 1818)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

insidiosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZMB 1298

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

19

Authority publication

Berlin

Hystrix insidiosa

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

insidiosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 1298

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

211

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

  1. Lichtenstein (1818:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68386)
  2. Schinz (1821:314, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Fischer (1829:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  4. Wagler (1830:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)
  5. Blainville (1855:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57986944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37133)

Cercolabes (Sphiggurus) insidiosus

(J. F. von Brandt, 1835)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

insidiosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

407

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28731584

Authority publication

Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg

Name usages

Sclater (1872:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037850) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)

Coendu insidiosus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

insidiosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cercolabes pallidus

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1848)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.1.9.14, BMNH:Mamm:1846.3.2.13

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/124d8709-ab5a-4d65-888c-732e921b9687 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/96c75ac7-ea3a-4b2b-adc9-2236611e9884

Authority page

434

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Sphingurus insidiosus

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

insidiosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476833

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Sphingurus pallidus

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476833

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Sphiggurus insidiosus

(Husson, 1978)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

insidiosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

484

Authority publication

Zoölogische Monographieën

Name usages

  1. Husson (1978:484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Woods (1993:776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Coendou insidiosus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

insidiosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

189

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20631/22213745) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Coendou pallidus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

571

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Sphiggurus pallidus

(C. A. Woods, 1993)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

776

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Woods (1993:776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)

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