Andean porcupine
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C. quichua
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| Coendou quichua Thomas, 1899
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The Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is known from the Andes of Ecuador as well as from the Cordillera Oriental of northeastern Colombia near San Vicente de Chucurí.[1] Although it is morphologically distinctive, it has sometimes been described as a subspecies of C. bicolor.[2][3] 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]
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