Baturite porcupine
Appearance
Baturite porcupine | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Erethizontidae |
Genus: | Coendou |
Species: | C. baturitensis
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Binomial name | |
Coendou baturitensis Feijó & Langguth, 2013
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The Baturite porcupine (Coendou baturitensis) is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae that is found in Brazil.[1] The name refers to the locality of origin, a forests on a mountain range similar to the Brejos de Altitude of the Brazilian Northeast where a fauna different from that of the surrounding semiarid Caatinga can be found.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "New mountain porcupine discovered in Brazil (photos)". Mongabay Environmental News. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ Prostak, Sergio (2013-12-02). "Coendou baturitensis: New Porcupine Discovered in Brazil | Biology | Sci-News.com". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2023-11-04.