Brazilian porcupine: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Coendou prehensilis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Erethizontidae

Where does the Brazilian porcupine live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Brazilian porcupine in 4 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Santarém.

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.

Is the Brazilian porcupine endangered?

The Brazilian porcupine’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Brazilian porcupine?

The Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Erethizontidae, genus Coendou. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Brazilian porcupine

The Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) is a porcupine found in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Bolivia and Trinidad, with a single record from Ecuador. It inhabits tropical forests at elevations up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brazilian porcupine (revision 1373649188), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q688610 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).