Erethizontidae (New World Porcupines)

Family

New World Porcupines

Erethizontidae

8 species in our catalog · found in 77 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Quiller

Quiller

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Erethizon dorsatus

40–50% · Possible
Andean Porcupine

Andean Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Coendou quichua

30–40% · Possible
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
LC

Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Sphiggurus mexicanus

20–30% · Possible
Brazilian Porcupine

Brazilian Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Coendou longicaudatus

Insufficient data
Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Sphiggurus spinosus

10–20% · Possible
Stump-tailed Porcupine
LC

Stump-tailed Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Echinoprocta rufescens

Insufficient data
Bicolor-spined Porcupine
LC

Bicolor-spined Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Coendou bicolor

0–10% · With luck
Streaked Dwarf Porcupine
Endemic

Streaked Dwarf Porcupine

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Coendou ichillus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see New World Porcupines

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
40–50%
2 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
30–40%
3 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
4 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
30–40%
5 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
30–40%
6 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
7 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
8 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
20–30%
9 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
10 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
11 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
20–30%
12 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
13 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
14 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
15 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
16 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
17 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
18 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 3
10–20%
19 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
10–20%
20 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
21 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
10–20%
22 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
10–20%
23 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
24 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
25 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 2
10–20%
26 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
10–20%
27 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
28 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
29 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
30 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
31 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
10–20%
32 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
33 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
10–20%
34 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
35 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
36 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
10–20%
37 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
38 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 2
10–20%
39 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
40 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
41 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
42 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
43 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
44 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
0–10%
45 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
46 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
0–10%
47 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
0–10%
48 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
49 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
50 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
51 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
52 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
53 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
0–10%
54 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
55 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
56 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
57 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
58 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
59 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
0–10%
60 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
61 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
62 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
63 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
0–10%
64 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
65 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
66 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
67 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
68 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
69 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
70 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
71 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
72 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
73 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
74 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
75 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
76 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
77 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%