Coendou sangay
J. Brito in J. Brito, Curay, León-Caldas, Lojan-Cueva, Ojala-Barbour, Pozo-Zamora, Simba, Tito, Vargas, Vega-Yánez, & Batallas, 2026
Sangay Porcupine
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Parvorder | : Caviomorpha |
| Superfamily | : Erethizontoidea |
| Family | : Erethizontidae |
| Subfamily | : Erethizontinae |
| Genus | : Coendou |
| Subgenus | : Coendou |
Species status
Authority citation
Brito, J., Curay, J., León-Caldas, V., Lojan-Cueva, P., Ojala-Barbour, R., Pozo-Zamora, G., Simba, L., Tito, P., Vargas, R., Vega-Yánez, M.A. and Batallas, D. 2026-06-08. Discovery of a new species of Coendou (Rodentia: Erethizontidae) within the hyper-diverse mammalian community of Sangay National Park in Ecuador. PeerJ 14:e21382.
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Original name as described
Coendou sangay
Type material
MECN 4343
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Ecuador, Morona Santiago province, Sucúa canton, Guabisai, Sangay National Park (−2.38895; −78.30178, WGS84 coordinates taken by GPS at the site of collection, elevation 2, 400 m)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Brito, J., Curay, J., León-Caldas, V., Lojan-Cueva, P., Ojala-Barbour, R., Pozo-Zamora, G., Simba, L., Tito, P., Vargas, R., Vega-Yánez, M.A. and Batallas, D. 2026. Discovery of a new species of Coendou (Rodentia: Erethizontidae) within the hyper-diverse mammalian community of Sangay National Park in Ecuador. PeerJ 14:e21382. doi:10.7717/peerj.21382
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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