Coendou prehensilis - #1714
Brazilian Porcupine
Perched on pole, ca. 2:48 AM, eating wood
Geographic Distribution
E Venezuela, Guyanas, C and E Brazil, N Argentina, Uruguay, E Paraguay, Bolivia, Trinidad (see Goodwin and Greenhall, 1961:202); up to 1,500 m
Order/Family
Erethizontidae
Genus
Coendou
Specific Epithet
prehensilis
Image Location
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Município de Cláudia, Fazenda Continental
Image Date
2010
Photographer
T B F Semedo