Streaked dwarf porcupine
| Streaked dwarf porcupine | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Erethizontidae |
| Genus: | Sphiggurus |
| Species: | S. ichillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphiggurus ichillus Voss & da Silva, 2001 | |
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| Range of S. ichillus | |
The streaked dwarf porcupine, Sphiggurus ichillus, is a porcupine species in the family Erethizontidae.[2] It is known from the lowlands (below an altitude of 400 m) of eastern Ecuador, and may be present in Peru as well.[1] It appears to be nocturnal and arboreal in its habits.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Tirira, D.; Boada, C.; Weksler, M.; Anderson, R.P.; Gómez-Laverde, M. (2008). "Sphiggurus ichillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2008: e.T136597A4316464. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136597A4316464.en.
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1548. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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