Coendou prehensilis

Coendou prehensilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caviomorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha

Familia: Erethizontidae
Subfamilia: Erethizontinae
Genus: Coendou
Species: Coendou prehensilis

Name

Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Original combination: Hystrix prehensilis
- Type locality: Brazil, Pernambuco

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 57. Reference page.

Coendou prehensilis in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Leite, Y.L.R. et al. 2011: Designation of a neotype for the Brazilian porcupine, Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Zootaxa, 2791: 30–40. Preview

Vernacular names

brezhoneg: Hoc'h-dreinek Brazil
Deutsch: Cuandu
English: Brazilian Porcupine
español: Puercoespín arborícola
français: Porc-épic brésilien
magyar: Amazoni kúszósül
Diné bizaad: Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ dahsání
polski: Koendu
português: Cuandu, Ouriço-cacheiro
русский: Цепкохвостый дикобраз
ไทย: เม่นต้นไม้

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