Bicolor-spined Porcupine
Coendou bicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyErethizontidae (New World Porcupines)
- GenusCoendou (Neotropical Porcupines)
- SpeciesCoendou bicolor (Bicolor-spined Porcupine)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Brazilian Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus
Streaked Dwarf Porcupine
Coendou ichillus
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Brown Agouti
Dasyprocta variegata
Southern Amazon Red Squirrel
Sciurus spadiceus
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Spiny Tree Rat
Mesomys hispidus
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus flaviventer
Bolivian Squirrel
Sciurus ignitus
Steere's Spiny Rat
Proechimys steerei
Simon's Spiny Rat
Proechimys simonsi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bicolor-spined Porcupine in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Bicolor-spined Porcupine sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bicolor-spined Porcupine in Tambopata National Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Bicolor-spined Porcupine in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.