Filling distribution gaps: new records of the Brazilian Porcupine, Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia, Rodentia), in 10 departments of Colombia

Ramírez-Chaves, Héctor E.; López-Ordoñez, Juan Pablo; Aya-Cuero, Carlos A.; Velásquez-Guarín, Daniela; Cardona-Giraldo, Alexandra; Atuesta-Dimian, Natalia; Morales-Martínez, Darwin M.; Rodríguez-Posada, Miguel E.

doi:10.15560/16.4.927

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“…This should provide an incentive to create more spaces and strategies to encourage the participation of non-specialists and also give empowerment in order to cultivate this symbiosis: citizens learn about and engage with biodiversity, while the scientific community is favored by a bigger reach of data while gaining greater public support for its scientific work. As suggested by other authors (e.g., de Freitas et al 2013;Gregory et al 2015;Ramírez-Chaves et al 2020), the use of less conventional sources of information, is providing important ecological and natural history information on these poorly known porcupine species.…”

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Notes on the natural history of the Stump-tailed Porcupine, Coendou rufescens (Rodentia, Erethizontidae), in Colombia

Ramírez-Chaves¹,

Romero-Ríos²,

Henao-Osorio³

et al. 2020

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Porcupines of the genus Coendou are among the least studied mammals in the Neotropics. The Stump-tailed Porcupine, Coendou rufescens, is distributed in the Andean region from Colombia and south to Bolivia. Despite its wide distribution, nothing is known about its natural history, besides observation of banana consumption in captivity. Here we present new observations on the feeding habits, diurnal activity, and the use of the tail for support during feeding obtained by means of collaborative (citizen) science. We also comment on its locomotion on land and in trees. We observed five diurnal events of C. rufescens feeding on infructescences of trumpet tree (Cecropia angustifolia Trécul). During the feeding activities, the Stump-tailed Porcupine used the tail for stability and support. These are the first observations of such behavior in the wild for this species and suggest a more diurnal activity for this species which belongs to a group of rodents traditionally considered to be predominantly nocturnal.

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Notes on the natural history of the Stump-tailed Porcupine, Coendou rufescens (Rodentia, Erethizontidae), in Colombia

Ramírez-Chaves¹,

Romero-Ríos²,

Henao-Osorio³

et al. 2020

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“…Coendou prehensilis is the recognized species with the broadest distribution, ranging from Northern Argentina to the Guianas and reported in all tropical South American biomes (Ramírez‐Chaves et al, 2020; Torres‐Martínez et al, 2019; Voss, 2015). It exhibits remarkable morphological variation (Leite et al, 2011; Voss, 2011) especially in the color pattern of the quills (Feijó & Langguth, 2013).…”

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Integrative systematics of Neotropical porcupines ofCoendou prehensiliscomplex (Rodentia: Erethizontidae)

Menezes

Feijó

Fernandes‐Ferreira

et al. 2021

J Zool Syst Evol Res

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Coendou comprises the most speciose genus in Erethizontidae, with 15 currently recognized species. Although several taxonomic studies in the last two decades have unveiled part of its diversity, the most widespread Neotropical taxon Coendou prehensilis has received limited attention. Here, we combined morphological and molecular datasets to infer the phylogenetic relationships of the species in the genus and revise the taxonomy of the C. prehensilis complex. We found four morphotypes and three well-supported monophyletic clades within C. prehensilis. These three clades represent valid species: C. prehensilis (restricted to the north of the Atlantic Forest), C. baturitensis (occurring in the eastern Amazonian and montane forests enclaves in the Caatinga), and C. longicaudatus (two subspecies, C. l. longicaudatus from the Amazon and C. l. boliviensis from Cerrado and Chaco). Furthermore, we recovered three morphologically diagnosable clades within Coendou, for which we assigned subgeneric names. Coendou (Coendou) comprises six species (C. baturitensis, C. longicaudatus, C. mexicanus, C. prehensilis, C. quichua, and C. rufescens), Coendou (Sphiggurus) includes five taxa (C. bicolor, C. insidiosus, C. nycthemera, C. speratus, and C. spinosus), and the third subgenus we named Coendou (Caaporamys) subgen. nov, comprising C. melanurus (type species), C. vestitus, C. pruinosus, C. ichillus, and C. roosmalenorum.

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“…(Voss, 2015;Narváez-Romero et al, 2018). Para Colombia, actualmente se reconocen seis especies (Ramírez-Chaves et al, 2016, 2020a, distribuidas a lo largo de las tres cordilleras y en valles interandinos, así como también en zonas montañosas, estribaciones y zonas bajas adyacentes, en un intervalo altitudinal entre 0 y 3100 m s.n.m. (Solari et al, 2013).…”

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Nuevos registros y observaciones sobre la historia natural del puercoespín pardo, Coendou vestitus (Rodentia: Erethizontidae)

Cortés-Suárez

Peña²,

Sánchez-Ojeda

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El puercoespín pardo, Coendou vestitus, se encuentra entre los roedores endémicos más amenazados de Colombia, con presencia corroborada en pocas localidades de la cordillera Oriental, en los departamentos de Boyacá y Cundinamarca. Presentamos registros recientes para tres localidades y observaciones de historia natural, como horarios de actividad y el uso de la cola a manera de soporte durante el desplazamiento. Como parte del conocimiento local se ha identificado el uso de sus púas como defensa ante animales domésticos y el consumo de cañas de chusque (Chusquea sp.), al igual que el uso de las espinas por parte de pobladores de las zonas de registro, relacionado con sus creencias. Nuestros registros, amplían a diez el número de localidades para el flanco occidental de la cordillera Oriental, en la ecorregión Selvas Montanas del Valle del Magdalena. Los registros fueron obtenidos durante el día y la noche, lo que hace necesario estudiar los patrones de actividad de los Coendou, generalizados como nocturnos, y obtener nuevos datos sobre la historia natural de esta especie.

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Filling distribution gaps: new records of the Brazilian Porcupine, Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia, Rodentia), in 10 departments of Colombia

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References 11 publications

Notes on the natural history of the Stump-tailed Porcupine, Coendou rufescens (Rodentia, Erethizontidae), in Colombia

Notes on the natural history of the Stump-tailed Porcupine, Coendou rufescens (Rodentia, Erethizontidae), in Colombia

Integrative systematics of Neotropical porcupines ofCoendou prehensiliscomplex (Rodentia: Erethizontidae)

Nuevos registros y observaciones sobre la historia natural del puercoespín pardo, Coendou vestitus (Rodentia: Erethizontidae)

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