Least ConcernCommon Opossum
Didelphis marsupialis
One of the 5 porcupines on WAnimals
Mammals · Rodentia · Erethizontidae
Coendou prehensilis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The Brazilian porcupine or coendou is a rodent of the American rainforests entirely adapted to life in the trees: it has a long prehensile tail, bare at the tip, that it curls upwards, the opposite way to monkeys, and broad, padded soles for gripping branches. It is covered in short, sharp black and white quills. It feeds on shoots, fruit and bark, and comes down to the ground very rarely.
Weight
3 kg – 5 kg
Size
30 cm – 60 cm
Life expectancy
17 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coendou_prehensilis
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