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Mexican Hairy Porcupine

Coendou mexicanus
Puerco Espín Tropical
Family: Erethizontidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status: Least Concern

Synonyms: Sphiggurus mexicanus.


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Number of Records: 3



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
128327328/02/2019Costa RicaPuntarenasBosque Nuboso de MonteverdePatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
53977107/01/2017Costa RicaPuntarenasParque Nacional CararaMarcos Augusto Lartigau
7188311/04/2012MexicoTabascoSelva de canacoite, Parque Ecológico de la ChontalpaSaúl Sánchez Soto
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Mexican Hairy Porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.