Andean Porcupine
Coendou quichua
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 133
- Most observed in
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Conservation
- Data Deficient
Description
The Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) or Quichua porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found in the Andes of northern Ecuador and Colombia as well as in Panama. This porcupine is little known, but is probably arboreal, nocturnal and solitary like its relatives. The species is thought to be uncommon to rare and the population decreasing. It is threatened by deforestation, habitat fragmentation and agriculture.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Andean porcupine”.