Amazonian long-tailed porcupine: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Amazonian long-tailed porcupine lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Coendou longicaudatus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	4 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Erethizontidae

Where does the Amazonian long-tailed porcupine live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Amazonian long-tailed porcupine in 4 countries and territories across South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Amazonian long-tailed porcupine?

The Amazonian long-tailed porcupine (Coendou longicaudatus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Erethizontidae, genus Coendou. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Amazonian long-tailed porcupine

The Amazonian long-tailed porcupine (Coendou longicaudatus), also known as Cerrado's long-tailed porcupine, is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae, the New World porcupines. Found across most of South America, it was first described by François Marie Daudin in 1802. It was for some time considered a subspecies of the Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis). C. prehensilis was split into three distinct species in 2021:

the Brazilian porcupine, C. prehensilis;

the Amazonian long-tailed porcupine, C. longicaudatus; and

the Baturite porcupine, C. baturitensis.

The species has been recorded as exhibiting albinism and is susceptible to several fungal infections.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Amazonian long-tailed porcupine (revision 1373799928), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q125210835 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).