New World Porcupine - Classification

Classification

• Family Erethizontidae
  • Subfamily Chaetomyinae
    • Genus Chaetomys
      • Chaetomys subspinosus – Bristle-spined Rat
  • Subfamily Erethizontinae
    • Genus Coendou – prehensile-tailed porcupines
      • Coendou bicolor – Bicolored-spined Porcupine
      • Coendou quichua – Andean Porcupine
      • Coendou nycthemera – Black Dwarf Porcupine
      • Coendou prehensilis – Brazilian Porcupine
      • Coendou rothschildi – Rothschild's Porcupine
      • Coendou sanctemartae – Santa Marta Porcupine
    • Genus Echinoprocta
      • Echinoprocta rufescens – Stump-tailed Porcupine
    • Genus Erethizon
      • Erethizon dorsatum – North American Porcupine
    • Genus Sphiggurus
      • Sphiggurus ichillus – Streaked Dwarf Porcupine
      • Sphiggurus insidiosus – Bahia Porcupine
      • Sphiggurus melanurus – Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
      • Sphiggurus mexicanus – Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
      • Sphiggurus pruinosus – Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
      • Sphiggurus roosmalenorum – Roosmalen's Dwarf Porcupine
      • Sphiggurus spinosus – Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
      • Sphiggurus vestitus – Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
      • Sphiggurus villosus – Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine