Major range extensions for three species of porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae:
            Coendou) from the Brazilian Amazon

Menezes, Fernando Heberson; Garbino, Guilherme Siniciato Terra; Semedo, Thiago Borges Fernandes; Lima, Mendelson; Feijó, Anderson; Cordeiro‐Estrela, Pedro; Costa, Itayguara

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“…The available information about the species limits in the C. prehensilis complex suggests they are allopatric and loosely associated with particular biomes and ecoregions. However, sympatry among species from distinct subgenera seems to be common in Neotropical porcupines (as reported by Gregory et al, 2015; Menezes et al, 2020; Ramírez‐Chaves et al, 2016, 2019). For example, C .…”

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“…l . longicaudatus overlaps with almost all Amazonian porcupine species, with documented sympatry with Coendou (Sphiggurus) bicolor and Coendou (Caaporamys) ichillus (Menezes et al, 2020). C .…”

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“…Coendou prehensilis is the type species of the genus Coendou Lacépède, 1799. Except for two studies (Feijó & Langguth, 2013; Leite et al, 2011), all previous papers referring to “ Coendou prehensilis” actually describe and present data from Coendou longicaudatus (Menezes et al, 2020; Moraes‐Santos, 1997; Ramírez‐Chaves et al, 2020; Roberts et al, 1985) and even C. baturitensis (as in Moraes‐Santos, 1997). Therefore, natural history information about this species is virtually unknown.…”

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

Menezes

Feijó

Fernandes‐Ferreira

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

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“…Porcupines ( Coendou spinosus ) (F. Cuvier, 1823) belong to the Erethizontidae family and are nocturnal arboreal Neotropical rodents, characterized by hair that is modified into sharp spines and prehensile tails (Menezes et al, 2020). Brazil has the greatest diversity of erectizontids spread in a wide range of habitats, including the Cerrado (Neotropical savannah), Pantanal and the Atlantic Forest (Voss et al, 2013).…”

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Fecal Virome ofCoendou spinosus(Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine)

Miranda,

de Matos,

D’arc

et al. 2023

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The porcupine (Coendou spinosus) is a rodent species widely distributed in the Brazilian Atlantic forest. Like other rodent species, porcupines can be potential reservoirs of zoonotic agents. However, little is known about the viral diversity in these animals. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to evaluate, through massive sequencing, the virome of the feces of seven adult healthy free-living porcupines living in forest fragments from Silva Jardim, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A total of 41 viral families were classified, of which only seven were validated by both Kraken2 and Diamond taxonomic analysis tools, including bacteriophages (Siphoviridae, Myoviridae, Podoviridae), vertebrate viruses, such as Papillomaviridae, and unclassified RNA viruses. In addition, we also observed the presence of pathogenic bacteria and fungi already described in porcupines. The present study describes for the first time the microbiome in fecal samples from Brazilian porcupines, contributing to the global metagenomic characterization.

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Major range extensions for three species of porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae: Coendou) from the Brazilian Amazon

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

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

Fecal Virome ofCoendou spinosus(Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine)

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