Sphiggurus
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Sphiggurus is a genus of New World porcupine
. It contains the following species:
New World porcupine
The New World porcupines, or Erethizontidae, are large arboreal rodents, distinguished by the spiny covering from which they take their name. They inhabit forests and wooded regions across North America, and into northern South America...
. It contains the following species:
- Sphiggurus ichillusStreaked dwarf porcupineThe streaked dwarf porcupine, Sphiggurus ichillus, is a porcupine species in the family Erethizontidae. It is known from the lowlands of eastern Ecuador, and may be present in Peru as well. It appears to be nocturnal and arboreal in its habits....
- Streaked Dwarf Porcupine - Sphiggurus insidiosusBahia PorcupineThe Bahia Porcupine, Sphiggurus insidiosus, is a New World porcupine species in the genus Sphiggurus endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Sphiggurus pallidus, formerly considered a separate species but known from two young specimens only, is a synonym of this species....
- Bahia Porcupine - Sphiggurus melanurusBlack-tailed Hairy Dwarf PorcupineThe Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Sphiggurus melanurus, is a South American porcupine species from the family Erethizontidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.-References:*...
- Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine - Sphiggurus mexicanusMexican Hairy Dwarf PorcupineThe Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine or Mexican Tree Porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, possibly Belize, and possibly Nicaragua.-References:...
- Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine - Sphiggurus pruinosusFrosted hairy dwarf porcupineThe frosted hairy dwarf porcupine, Sphiggurus pruinosus, is a porcupine species in the family Erethizontidae. It is endemic to Colombia and northern and eastern Venezuela. It lives in lowland tropical rainforest and cloud forest at elevations from ....
- Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine - Sphiggurus roosmalenorum - Roosmalen's Dwarf Porcupine
- Sphiggurus spinosus - Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
- Sphiggurus vestitusBrown Hairy Dwarf PorcupineThe Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
- Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine - Sphiggurus villosusOrange-spined Hairy Dwarf PorcupineThe Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Sphiggurus villosus, is a porcupine species from the family Erethizontidae endemic to southern Brazil....
- Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine