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Bicolor-spined Porcupine


Coendou bicolor

(Tschudi, 1844)

Family: Erethizontidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Records from Parque Nacional El Rey

Conservation status: Least Concern


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The bicolored-spined porcupine (Coendou bicolor) is a species of nocturnal and arboreal rodent in the family Erethizontidae.
It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

The head and body of Coendou bicolor measure about 543 mm, and another 481 mm is tail. The body is covered with dense spines, pale yellow at the base and black-tipped, and significantly darker on the midback. The bicolored-spined porcupine has a fully prehensile tail that is primarily free of spines.

Source: Wikipedia, article Coendou bicolor. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
212440319/07/2024ArgentinaSaltaSendero a pozo verde, Parque Nacional El Rey1Mauro Carballo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Bicolor-spined Porcupine (Coendou bicolor) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.