Coendou vossi
| Coendou vossi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Erethizontidae |
| Genus: | Coendou |
| Species: | C. vossi
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| Binomial name | |
| Coendou vossi Ramírez-Chávez et al, 2025
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Coendou vossi is a small porcupine of the Coendou genus endemic to Colombia.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Specimens of Coendou vossi can be found in the humid and dry forests of the Magdalena River Valley.[1] It inhabits dry areas of the departments of Caldas, Cesar, Cundinamarca, Santander, Sucre and Tolima.
Description
[edit | edit source]Unlike C. quichua and C. rothschildi, to which it is closely related, C. vossi is smaller, measuring between 26 and 33 cm. Its tail is more elongated, covering 70% of its body, facilitating arboreal behaviour. The barbs of C. vossi are bicoloured or tricoloured, being lighter at the base, measuring 27 to 55 mm. On the face they measure 5 to 10 mm.[2]
The back has a sparse dark brown coat, darker than the other species with which it has been confused in the past. Its skull is less elongated.[2]
References
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