First record of the Bicoloured-spined Porcupine Coendou bicolor (Tschudi, 1844) for Brazil

While travelling as part of the protected area management activities undertaken by the Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) in the state of Acre, four records of porcupines (Coendou spp.) were gathered: two for Coendou bicolor and two for Coendou prehensilis. The records...

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Main Authors: Marco Antonio de Freitas Freitas, Daniella França, Diogo Veríssimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-03-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18606/download/pdf/
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description While travelling as part of the protected area management activities undertaken by the Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) in the state of Acre, four records of porcupines (Coendou spp.) were gathered: two for Coendou bicolor and two for Coendou prehensilis. The records for Coendou bicolor are the first for Brazil while the records for Coendou prehensilis present the state of Acre as a potential region of sympatry between C. bicolor and C. prehensilis.
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spelling doaj.art-07591229f6334ed6848bd50c7c7c29112022-12-21T23:41:45ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2013-03-0191949610.15560/9.1.9418606First record of the Bicoloured-spined Porcupine Coendou bicolor (Tschudi, 1844) for BrazilMarco Antonio de Freitas Freitas0Daniella França1Diogo Veríssimo2Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio)Universidade Federal do Acre – UFACDurrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE)While travelling as part of the protected area management activities undertaken by the Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) in the state of Acre, four records of porcupines (Coendou spp.) were gathered: two for Coendou bicolor and two for Coendou prehensilis. The records for Coendou bicolor are the first for Brazil while the records for Coendou prehensilis present the state of Acre as a potential region of sympatry between C. bicolor and C. prehensilis.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18606/download/pdf/
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First record of the Bicoloured-spined Porcupine Coendou bicolor (Tschudi, 1844) for Brazil
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title First record of the Bicoloured-spined Porcupine Coendou bicolor (Tschudi, 1844) for Brazil
title_full First record of the Bicoloured-spined Porcupine Coendou bicolor (Tschudi, 1844) for Brazil
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title_short First record of the Bicoloured-spined Porcupine Coendou bicolor (Tschudi, 1844) for Brazil
title_sort first record of the bicoloured spined porcupine coendou bicolor tschudi 1844 for brazil
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