Stump-tailed porcupine
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Coendou rufescens

The stump-tailed porcupine (Coendou rufescens ) is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found mainly in Colombia, with a few records from Ecuador.

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This species was formerly sometimes assigned to Echinoprocta, a genus no longer recognized since genetic studies showed it to nest within Coendou. Its closest relative is the Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua ).

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References

1. Stump-tailed porcupine Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stump-tailed_porcupine
2. Stump-tailed porcupine on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7010/22213241

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