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Coendou spinosus  (F. Cuvier, 1823)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1221703

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Sphiggurus spinosus (F. Cuvier, 1823)
  
    Sphiggurus villosus (F. Cuvier, 1823)
  
    Sphiggure spinosus F. Cuvier, 1823
  
    Sphiggure villosa F. Cuvier, 1823
  
  Common Name(s): Paraguayan Hairy Dwarf Porcupine [English]
  
    Spiny Tree Porcupine [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassMammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammifères, mamífero, mammals  
                         SubclassTheria Parker and Haswell, 1897  
                            InfraclassEutheria Gill, 1872  
                               OrderRodentia Bowdich, 1821 – esquilo, preá, rato, roedor, rongeurs, rodents  
                                  SuborderHystricomorpha Brandt, 1855  
                                     InfraorderHystricognathi Brandt, 1855 – hystricognath rodents  
                                        FamilyErethizontidae Bonaparte, 1845 – New World porcupines  
                                           SubfamilyErethizontinae Bonaparte, 1845  
                                              GenusCoendou Lacépède, 1799  
                                                 SpeciesCoendou spinosus (F. Cuvier, 1823) – Paraguayan Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Spiny Tree Porcupine  
       

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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Patton, James L., Ulyses F. J. Pardiñas, and Guillermo D'Elía, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2015   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mammals of South America, Vol. 2: Rodents   
  Page(s): xxiv + 1336   
  Publisher: University of Chicago Press   
  Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-226-169576   
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  Reference for: Coendou spinosus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., T. E. Lacher Jr., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2016   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 6: Lagomorphs and Rodents I   
  Page(s): 987   
  Publisher: Lynx Edicions   
  Publication Place: Barcelona, Spain   
  ISBN/ISSN: 978-84-941892-34   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Coendou spinosus, Paraguayan Hairy Dwarf Porcupine [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: South America  
       
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