Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine – Sphiggurus spinosus

Sphiggurus spinosusF. Cuvier, 1823

Accepterad namn, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Possibly restricted to the shores of the Paraná River. Formerly included in Coendou; see Husson (1978) and comments under Sphiggurus. Emmons and Feer (1997:221) considered paragayensis to be a separate species (Paraguay Hairy Dwarf Porcupine). Cabrera (1961:602) noted that Oken’s names are not recognized, but if Oken’s name is accepted, the type species for Sphiggurus becomes paragayensis (see Tate, 1935:307). Emmons and Feer (1997) included villosus and suggested that spinosus may intergrade with insidosus.

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.