Coendou vossi

Coendou vossi, commonly known as Voss’ porcupine, is a small porcupine of the Coendou genus endemic to Colombia.

Distribution

Specimens of Coendou vossi can be found in the humid and dry forests of the Magdalena River Valley. It inhabits dry areas of the departments of Caldas, Cesar, Cundinamarca, Santander, Sucre and Tolima.

Description

Unlike C. quichua and C. rothschildi, to which it is closely related, C. vossi is smaller, measuring between. Its tail is more elongated, covering 70% of its body, facilitating arboreal behaviour. The barbs of C. vossi are bicoloured or tricoloured, being lighter at the base, measuring. On the face they measure.
The back has a sparse dark brown coat, darker than the other species with which it has been confused in the past. Its skull is less elongated.