Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Coendou mexicanus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Erethizontidae

Where does the Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine in 3 countries and territories across North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico.

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 Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine?

The Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Erethizontidae, genus Coendou. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine

The Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine or Mexican tree porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Mexico, Nicaragua and Belize.

This species was formerly sometimes assigned to Sphiggurus, a genus no longer recognized since genetic studies showed it to be polyphyletic. Its closest relatives are the Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) and the stump-tailed porcupine (Coendou rufescens).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine (revision 1363818436), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q28155035 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).