Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus spinosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyErethizontidae (New World Porcupines)
- GenusSphiggurus
- SpeciesSphiggurus spinosus (Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine)
The Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou spinosus) is a porcupine species from the family Erethizontidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. They have a short tail and gray brown quills and feed on fruits, ant pupae, vegetables and roots. This species was formerly sometimes assigned to Sphiggurus, a genus no longer recognised since genetic studies showed it to be polyphyletic. The population formerly recognised as the orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine (Sphiggurus villosus) has been reclassified to this species. Its closest relatives are the bicolored-spined porcupine (Coendou bicolor) and the black dwarf porcupine (Coendou nycthemera). Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine in Iguazú National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine in Iguazú National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.