State of knowledge and potential distribution of the Colombian endemic brown hairy dwarf porcupine Coendou vestitus (Rodentia)

Ramírez-Cháves, Héctor E.; Torres-Martínez, María M.; Noguera‐Urbano, Elkin A.; Passos, Fernando C.; Colmenares-Pinzón, Javier E.

doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2019.09.012

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“…Our results suggest that C. prehensilis is the most widespread porcupine in Colombia, with at least 51 locality records ( Fig. 2; Ramírez-Chaves et al 2016;Torres-Martínez et al 2019). We also provide the northernmost known record of C. prehensilis, in the Caribbean region of Colombia (Marinho-Filho and Emmons 2016).…”

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“…From the Department of Guainía, there were only records of Coendou pruinosus Thomas, 1905(Ramírez-Chaves et al 2016. From La Guajira, the presence of C. prehensilis was expected (Torres-Martínez et al 2019) based on the proximity of the records in neighboring departments that share the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, where is the type locality of Coendou sanctaemartae Allen, 1904 (a junior synonym of C. prehensilis sensu lato; Voss et al 2013;Ramírez-Chaves 2014;Torres-Martínez et al 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We also reviewed voucher specimens from the departments of Caldas and Santander in the inter-Andean valley of the Middle Magdalena river basin of Colombia, where the species has been recorded (Villanueva 2006; Castaño Salazar 2012) and that were not included by Torres-Martínez et al (2019)…”

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“…In Colombia, six species NOTES ON GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION of porcupines have been recorded (Ramírez-Chaves et al 2016). Knowledge of the distribution and biology of Coen dou in Colombia has increased in the last decade (Voss 2011(Voss , 2015Racero-Casarrubia et al 2016;Ramírez-Chaves et al 2016Leon-Alvarado and Ramírez-Chaves 2017;Gonzalez-Astudillo et al 2018;Torres-Martínez et al 2019). However, there are still several gaps in the distribution for most Coen dou species in the country due to the few specimens in natural history collections, which limit our knowledge on the distribution patterns of the species of the genus (Alberico et al 1999;Ramírez-Chaves et al 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The Brazilian Porcupine, Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758), is potentially the most widely distributed porcupine in the lowlands of Colombia, with records in 17 continental departments and expected presence in the departments of Arauca, Cauca, Nariño, Guainía, Huila, Santander, and Vaupés (Torres-Martínez et al 2019). The records come mainly from the Amazonia, Orinoco, Peri-Caribbean Arid Belt, Guyana, and North Andean Biogeographic provinces (Ramírez-Chaves et al 2016;Racero-Casarrubia et al 2016;Torres-Martínez et al 2019). Despite its wide distribution, C. prehensilis has scarcely been studied, and there are several gaps in this species' distribution, ecology, and natural history.…”

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

Ramírez-Chaves¹,

López-Ordoñez²,

Aya-Cuero³

et al. 2020

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The Brazilian Porcupine, Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758), is the most widespread species of Coendou Lacépède, 1799 in South America, but little is known on its natural history, ecology and distribution. In Colombia, it has been reported in the lowlands and inter-Andean valleys of 18 continental departments, but there are still gaps on its distribution, natural history and ecology. We present new distribution records and add information of the presence of C. prehensilis in 10 additional departments of Colombia located at the Amazonia, Orinoco, Peri-Caribbean Arid Belt, and North Andean Biogeographic provinces. We suggest that C. prehensilis is the most widespread species in the lowlands of Colombia, although it does not occur in the Biogeographic Chocó and in the inter-Andean medium and high valleys of the Cauca and Magdalena rivers.

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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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López-Ordoñez²,

Aya-Cuero³

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Coendou vestitus(Rodentia: Erethizontidae)

Torres-Martínez

Aya-Cuero²,

Noguera‐Urbano

et al. 2021

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Coendou vestitus Thomas, 1899, a rodent commonly known as the brown hairy dwarf porcupine, is one of the smallest Neotropical porcupines; its body is covered by three different types of hair and a short tail. C. vestitus is endemic to the western foothills of the Eastern Cordillera (Cordillera Oriental) of the Andes region of Colombia, where it has been confirmed through museum voucher specimens from only six localities characterized by lower montane moist forest vegetation. Globally, C. vestitus is listed as “Data Deficient” (DD) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); however, in Colombia it is categorized as “Vulnerable” (VU) by the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development.

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

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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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State of knowledge and potential distribution of the Colombian endemic brown hairy dwarf porcupine Coendou vestitus (Rodentia)

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

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

Coendou vestitus(Rodentia: Erethizontidae)

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

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