Coendou quichua (Kichwa Porcupine)
Coendou quichua Thomas, 1899
Coendou quichua is a medium-sized species within the genus. The dorsal pelage is short and lacks emergent hairs, giving it a spiny appearance, with a mixture of black and white tones (Voss et al., 2013). This coloration is due to the presence of bicolored quills with tricolored dorsal quills…
