Family

New World Porcupines

Erethizontidae

8 species in our catalog · found in 78 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyErethizontidae (New World Porcupines)

Species in this group

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

Erethizon dorsatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Coendou quichua

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sphiggurus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Coendou longicaudatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sphiggurus spinosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Echinoprocta rufescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Coendou bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Coendou ichillus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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

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