First record of Brazilian Porcupine, Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Rodentia, Erethizontidae), from the Humid Chaco of Paraguay

oleh: Andrea Weiler Gustafson, Robert D. Owen

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Pensoft Publishers 2021-08-01

Deskripsi

A Brazilian Porcupine, Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758), was encountered and photographed at night on a recently cleared forest path in Presidente Hayes Department, Paraguay. Although C. prehensilis is widespread and has been reported from a variety of ecoregions and habitats, this record in western Paraguay is the first from the South American Humid Chaco ecoregion.