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Sphiggurus vestitus (Thomas, 1899). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 4:284. TYPE LOCALITY: Colombia. DISTRIBUTION: Colombia; W. Venezuela south of Lake Maracaibo. COMMENT: Includes pruinosus; see Cabrera, 1961:284, but also see Handley, 1976, Brigham Young Univ. Sci. Bull. Biol. Ser., 20(5):55, who listed pruinosus as a distinct species, without comment. Formerly included in Coendou; see comment under Sphiggurus. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410018002008001 as Coendou vistatus (sic)., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 572, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039, {"references":["Handley, C. O., Jr. 1976. Mammals of the Smithsonian Venezuelan Project. Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series, 20: 1 - 91."]}

Family Erethizontidae REVIEWED BY: W. E. Dodge (WED); M. A. Mares (MAM); C. A. Woods (CAW). COMMENT: Spelled Erithizontidae by Corbet and Hill, 1980:189; see comment under Erethizon. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410018000000000., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 570, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039, {"references":["Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1980. A world list of mammalian species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp."]}

Coendou mexicanus (Kerr, 1792). Anim. Kingdom, 1:214. REVIEWED BY: K. F. Koopman (KFK); J. Ramirez-Pulido (JRP). TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, in the mountains. DISTRIBUTION: San Luis Potosi and Yucatan (Mexico) to W. Panama. COMMENT: This species is probably referable to Sphiggurus (KFK). ISIS NUMBER: 5301410018002003001., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 571, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039

Sphiggurus F. Cuvier, 1825. Des Dentes des Mammiferes, p. 256. REVIEWED BY: K. F. Koopman (KFK); C. A. Woods (CAW). COMMENT: Formerly included in Coendou by Cabrera, 1961:600, Walker et al., 1975: 1012, and Hall, 1981:853. Considered a distinct genus by Husson, 1978:484-490. May include Coendou pallidus (CAW); probably includes C. mexicanus (KFK)., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 572, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039, {"references":["Walker, E. P., F. Warnick, S. E. Hamlet, K. I. Lange, M. A. Davis, H. E. Uible, and P. F. Wright. 1975. Mammals of the world. Third ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1: 1 - 646; 2: 647 - 1500.","Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.","Husson, A. M. 1978. The mammals of Suriname. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 569 pp., 160 pls."]}

Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus, 1758). Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:57. REVIEWED BY: J. Ramirez-Pulido (JRP). TYPE LOCALITY: E. Canada (= Quebec Prov.). DISTRIBUTION: C. Alaska (U.S.A.) to S. Hudson Bay and Labrador (Canada), south to E. Tennessee, and C. Iowa, C. Texas (U.S.A.), N. Coahuila, Chihuahua, and Sonora (Mexico), and S. California (U.S.A.). COMMENT: Reviewed by Miller and Kellogg, 1955, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., 205:631, who restricted the type locality; also see Anderson and Rand, 1943, Can. J. Res., 21:292-309. Includes couesi; see review by Woods, 1973, Mamm. Species, 29:1-6., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 572, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039, {"references":["Miller, G. S., Jr., and R. Kellogg. 1955. List of North American Recent mammals. Bulletin of United States National Museum, 205: 1 - 954.","Anderson, R. M., and A. L. Rand. 1943. Variation in the porcupine (Genus Erethizon) in Canada. Canadian Journal of Research, section D, 21: 292 - 309.","Woods, C. A. 1973. Erethizon dorsatum. Mammalian Species, 29 - 1 - 6."]}

Coendou pallidus (Waterhouse, 1848). Nat. Hist. Mammal., 2:434. TYPE LOCALITY: Unknown, probably West Indies. DISTRIBUTION: West Indies. COMMENT: Type believed to be from the West Indies. Known only by the two immature specimens upon which the original description was based; see Hall, 1981:854. CAW includes pallidus in Sphiggurus based on its pelage. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410018002004001., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 571, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039, {"references":["Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90."]}

Sphiggurus insidiosus (Lichtenstein, 1818). Zool. Mus. Univ. Berlin, p. 18 - 19. TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Bahia, Salvador. DISTRIBUTION: E. and Amazonian Brazil; Surinam. COMMENT: Formerly included in Coendou; see Husson, 1978:484; also see comment under Sphiggurus. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410018002002001 as Coendou insidiosus., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 572, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039, {"references":["Husson, A. M. 1978. The mammals of Suriname. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 569 pp., 160 pls."]}

Coendou Lacepede, 1799. Tabl. Mamm., p. 11. COMMENT: Formerly included Sphiggurus; see Husson, 1978:484-490. Cabrera, 1961: 600, Walker et al., 1975: 1012, Corbet and Hill, 1980: 189, and Hall, 1981:853, included Sp/riggurus in Coendou. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410018002000000., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 571, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039, {"references":["Husson, A. M. 1978. The mammals of Suriname. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 569 pp., 160 pls.","Walker, E. P., F. Warnick, S. E. Hamlet, K. I. Lange, M. A. Davis, H. E. Uible, and P. F. Wright. 1975. Mammals of the world. Third ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1: 1 - 646; 2: 647 - 1500.","Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1980. A world list of mammalian species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.","Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90."]}

Coendou bicolor (Tschudi, 1844). Fauna Peruana, p. 186. TYPE LOCALITY: Peru, Junin Dept., between Tulumayo and Chanchamayo Rivers. DISTRIBUTION: Bolivia; Peru; Andean and W. Ecuador; N. Colombia; perhaps S. W. Colombia. COMMENT: May include rothschildi; see Hall, 1981:854. Corbet and Hill, 1980:189, listed rothschildi as a subspecies of bicolor; see comment under rothschildi. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410018002001001., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 571, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039, {"references":["Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.","Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1980. A world list of mammalian species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp."]}

James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman, James W. Koeppl (1982): Order Rodentia (Part 6). In: James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman, James W. Koeppl (Eds): Mammal Species of the World (1st Edition). Lawrence, Kansas, USA: Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections: 560-594, ISBN: 0-89327-235-3, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353039

Coendou rothschildi Thomas, 1902. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 10: 169. TYPE LOCALITY: Panama, Chiriqui, Sevilla Isl. DISTRIBUTION: Panama. COMMENT: Possibly a subspecies of bicolor; see Hall, 1981:854, and Goldman, 1920, Smithson. Misc. Coll., 69: 135. Corbet and Hill, 1980:189, listed rothschildi as a subspecies of bicolor. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410018002006001., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 571, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039, {"references":["Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.","Goldman, E. A. 1920. Mammals of Panama. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 69: 1 - 309.","Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1980. A world list of mammalian species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp."]}

Echinoprocta Gray, 1865. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1865:321., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 571, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039

Erethizon F. Cuvier, 1822. Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 9:432. COMMENT: Erithizon Burnett, 1829, is a later spelling; see Corbet and Hill, 1980:189., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 572, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039, {"references":["Burnett, G. T. 1829. Illustrations of the Alipeda. Quarterly Journal of Literature, Science and the Arts, 262 - 269.","Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1980. A world list of mammalian species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp."]}

Chaetomys Gray, 1843. List Mamm. Br. Mus., p. 123. COMMENT: Wood and Patterson, in press, Biol. Comp. Zool., referred Chaetomys to the family Echimyidae based on the dental formula. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410018001000000., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 571, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039

Sphiggurus spinosus (F. Cuvier, 1822). Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 9:433. TYPE LOCALITY: Paraguay, along the Parana River. DISTRIBUTION: Paraguay; S. and E. Brazil; N.E. Argentina; Uruguay. COMMENT: Possibly restricted to the shores of the Parana River (CAW). Formerly included in Coendou; see Husson, 1978:484-490. See comment under Sphiggurus. PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix III as Coendou spinosus (Uruguay). ISIS NUMBER: 5301410018002007001 as Coendou spinosus., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 572, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039, {"references":["Husson, A. M. 1978. The mammals of Suriname. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 569 pp., 160 pls."]}

Echinoprocta rufescens (Gray, 1865). Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1865:321. TYPE LOCALITY: Colombia. DISTRIBUTION: Colombia., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 571, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039

Chaetomys subspinosus (Olfers, 1818). Neue Bibl. Reisenb., p. 211. TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Para, Cameta. DISTRIBUTION: N.C. and N. E. Brazil. COMMENT: Avila-Pires, 1967, Rev. Brasil. Biol., 27: 178, gave Brazil, Bahia, Ilheus, as the type locality. PROTECTED STATUS: U.S. ESA - Endangered. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410018001001001., Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 571, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039, {"references":["Avila-Pires, F. D., de. 1967. The type-locality of \" Chaetomys subspinosus \" (Olfers, 1818) (Rodentia, Caviomorpha). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 27 (2): 177 - 179."]}

Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus, 1758). Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:57. TYPE LOCALITY: E Canada (= Quebec Prov.). DISTRIBUTION: C Alaska (USA) to S Hudson Bay and Labrador (Canada), south to E Tennessee, C Iowa, and C Texas (USA), N Coahuila, Chihuahua, and Sonora (Mexico), and S California (USA). STATUS: Common. SYNONYMS: bruneri, couesi, doani, epixanthus, myops, nigrescens, picinum. COMMENTS: Reviewed by Miller and Kellogg (1955:631), who restricted the type locality; also see Anderson and Rand (1943). Includes couesi; (see review by Woods, 1973, Mammalian Species, 29). There are six subspecies., Published as part of Charles A. Woods, 1993, Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi, pp. 771-806 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 776, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353083, {"references":["Miller, G. S., Jr., and R. Kellogg. 1955. List of North American Recent mammals. Bulletin of United States National Museum, 205: 1 - 954.","Anderson, R. M., and A. L. Rand. 1943. Variation in the porcupine (Genus Erethizon) in Canada. Canadian Journal of Research, section D, 21: 292 - 309.","Woods, C. A. 1973. Erethizon dorsatum. Mammalian Species, 29 - 1 - 6."]}