The Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) or Quichua porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae.[3] It is found in the Andes of northern Ecuador and Colombia as well as in Panama.[1] This porcupine is little known, but is probably arboreal, nocturnal and solitary like its relatives.[1] The species is thought to be uncommon to rare and the population decreasing. It is threatened by deforestation, habitat fragmentation and agriculture.[1]
Although it is morphologically distinctive, it has sometimes been described as a subspecies of the bicolored-spined porcupine (C. bicolor).[3][4] However, genetic studies have shown it to be closest to the stump-tailed porcupine (C. rufescens).[5] Rothschild's porcupine (C. rothschildi) of Panama was formerly considered a distinct species, but phylogenetic evidence indicates that both are synonymous.[6]
The Andean porcupine is a medium-sized porcupine with a head-and-body length of between 332 and 420 mm (13.1 and 16.5 in) and a tail length of between 290 and 413 mm (11.4 and 16.3 in). A fully grown adult weighs in the region of 2 kg (4 lb). The nose is pink and large, and the eyes are small. The body is spiny all over, the evenly spaced spines being dark with yellowish tips in the animal's mid section. The tail tapers from a broad base and is prehensile.[7] This porcupine could be confused with the Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine (Sphiggurus mexicanus), but that species has long black hair which largely conceals the spines while the Andean is more obviously spiny.[7]
The ecology of this species is little known. Its behaviour is likely to resemble that of its close relatives in being nocturnal and arboreal, and feeding on fruit and leaves.[8]
The Andean porcupine is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as "data deficient". This is because of its uncertain taxonomic status as well as the lack of recent information on its abundance, the threats it faces and its needs. It is generally an uncommon or rare species and it is suspected that its population is decreasing, due to degradation and fragmentation of its habitat as the forest is felled for conversion to agricultural use.
The Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) or Quichua porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found in the Andes of northern Ecuador and Colombia as well as in Panama. This porcupine is little known, but is probably arboreal, nocturnal and solitary like its relatives. The species is thought to be uncommon to rare and the population decreasing. It is threatened by deforestation, habitat fragmentation and agriculture.
El puercoespín andino (Coendou quichua) es una especie de roedor de la familia Erethizontidae.
Se encuentra en los Andes de Ecuador, así como de la Cordillera Oriental en el noreste de Colombia, cerca de San Vicente de Chucurí.[1]
A pesar de que es morfológicamente distintivo, a veces ha sido descrito como una subespecie de Coendou bicolor.[2][3] La especie es poco conocida, pero probablemente es arbórea, nocturna y solitaria como sus parientes.[1]
Datos: Q2171399
El puercoespín andino (Coendou quichua) es una especie de roedor de la familia Erethizontidae.
안데스호저 또는 짧은꼬리호저(Coendou quichua)는 아메리카호저과에 속하는 설치류의 일종이다.[2] 에콰도르의 안데스 산맥에서 발견되며, 콜롬비아 북동부 지역의 코르디예라 오리엔탈 산맥부터 산 비센테 데 추쿠리 인근 지역에서도 발견된다.[1] 잘 알려져 있지 않지만 나무 위에서 생활하며, 야행성 동물로 추정하고 있으며 근연종들과 마찬가지로 군집 생활을 한다.[1] 개체수가 드물고 감소 추세를 보이는 희귀종으로 간주하고 있다. 산림 파괴와 서식지 파편화 그리고 농지 개간 등으로 위협을 받고 있다.[1] 형태학적으로 독특하지만, 이색가시호저(C. bicolor)의 아종으로 기술되기도 했다.[2][3] 그러나 유전학 분석 결과, 짧은꼬리호저(C. rufescens)와 가장 가까운 것으로 밝혀졌다.[4]
안데스호저 또는 짧은꼬리호저(Coendou quichua)는 아메리카호저과에 속하는 설치류의 일종이다. 에콰도르의 안데스 산맥에서 발견되며, 콜롬비아 북동부 지역의 코르디예라 오리엔탈 산맥부터 산 비센테 데 추쿠리 인근 지역에서도 발견된다. 잘 알려져 있지 않지만 나무 위에서 생활하며, 야행성 동물로 추정하고 있으며 근연종들과 마찬가지로 군집 생활을 한다. 개체수가 드물고 감소 추세를 보이는 희귀종으로 간주하고 있다. 산림 파괴와 서식지 파편화 그리고 농지 개간 등으로 위협을 받고 있다. 형태학적으로 독특하지만, 이색가시호저(C. bicolor)의 아종으로 기술되기도 했다. 그러나 유전학 분석 결과, 짧은꼬리호저(C. rufescens)와 가장 가까운 것으로 밝혀졌다.
