Genus

Neotropical Porcupines

Coendou

4 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

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

Species in this group

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

Coendou quichua

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Coendou longicaudatus

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

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Neotropical 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	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Andean Porcupine			~30%
2	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~30%
	Long-tailed Porcupine			Insufficient data
3	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~20%
	Bicolor-spined Porcupine			~10%
	Long-tailed Porcupine			Insufficient data
	Streaked Dwarf Porcupine			Insufficient data
4	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Long-tailed Porcupine			Insufficient data
	Streaked Dwarf Porcupine			Insufficient data
5	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Long-tailed Porcupine			~20%
6	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Long-tailed Porcupine			~20%
7	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Long-tailed Porcupine			Insufficient data
8	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	~20%
	Long-tailed Porcupine			Insufficient data
	Bicolor-spined Porcupine			Insufficient data
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~10%
	Long-tailed Porcupine			~10%
	Streaked Dwarf Porcupine			Insufficient data
10	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Andean Porcupine			~10%
11	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Porcupine			Insufficient data
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Bicolor-spined Porcupine			~10%
	Long-tailed Porcupine			Insufficient data
13	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~10%
	Long-tailed Porcupine			Insufficient data
	Streaked Dwarf Porcupine			Insufficient data
14	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Porcupine			Insufficient data
15	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Andean Porcupine			Insufficient data

Neotropical Porcupines

Species in this group

Andean Porcupine

Long-tailed Porcupine

Bicolor-spined Porcupine

Streaked Dwarf Porcupine

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Neotropical Porcupines

Parks Ranked