Coendou spinosus

(F. Cuvier, 1823)

Paraguayan 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

Cuvier, F. 1823-11. Examen des espèces du genre porc-épic, et formation des genres ou sous-genres Acanthion, _Eréthizon_, _Sinéthère_ et Sphiggure. Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 9:413-437.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34824877

Original name as described

Sphiggure spinosa

Other common names

Paraguay Hairy Dwarf Porcupine · Spiny Tree Porcupine

Type material

USNM:MAMM:115122

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3318e6987-5aa3-485c-9499-7d30fe86d799

Type locality

no type locality given. Resrticted by R. S. Voss in 2011 to "Sapucaí, Paraguari, Paraguay" (by neotype selection).

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

moved from Sphiggurus to Coendou; includes villosus

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/1001252

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.

Sphingurus sericeus

(Cope, 1889)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

sericeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 4804

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41650906

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Coendou Roberti

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

roberti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.7.1.97

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6e282c6d-5a9d-4fde-8d81-9f3aa2c07a04

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331340

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Sphiggure villosa

(F. Cuvier, 1823)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

villosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

434

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34824878

Authority publication

Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Sphiggure spinosa

(F. Cuvier, 1823)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

spinosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:115122

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3318e6987-5aa3-485c-9499-7d30fe86d799

Authority page

433

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34824877

Authority publication

Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Cercolabes (Sphiggurus) nigricans

(J. F. von Brandt, 1835)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

nigricans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 30

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

403

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28731580

Authority publication

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

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Cercolabes (Sphiggurus) affinis

(J. F. von Brandt, 1835)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 31

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

412

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28731589

Authority publication

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

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Sphiggurus spinosa

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

spinosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

291

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207758

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:291, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Sphiggurus villosa

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

villosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207759

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:292, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Coendou paragayensis

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

paragayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

239

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Coendou spinosus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

spinosus

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. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20630/22213974) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sphiggurus spinosus

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

spinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

572

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Sphiggurus villosus

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

villosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

572

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Hystrix paragayensis

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

paragayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

870

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375617

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

hystrix couiy

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

couiy

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

345

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521789

Authority publication

Paris

Coendou paraguayensis

J. A. Allen, 1902

Family

Erethizontidae

Root name

paraguayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

378

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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