NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Baturite Porcupine
Coendou baturitensis Feijó & Langguth, 2013
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Cuandu-de-Baturité em Mulungu-CE
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Baturite porcupine (Coendou baturitensis) is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae that is found in Brazil. The name refers to the locality of origin, a forests on a mountain range similar to the Brejos de Altitude of the Brazilian Northeast where a fauna different from that of the surrounding semiarid Caatinga can be found.
Wikipedia contributors, Baturite porcupine; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:51:23.905036+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Coendou baturitensis Feijó & Langguth, 2013
- Name authority
- Feijó & Langguth, 2013
- Common name
- Baturite Porcupine
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Erethizontidae
- Genus
- Coendou
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderHystricomorpha Brandt, 1855
- infraorderHystricognathi Brandt, 1855
- familyErethizontidae Bonaparte, 1845
- subfamilyErethizontinae Bonaparte, 1845
- genusCoendou Lacépède, 1799
- speciesCoendou baturitensis Feijó & Langguth, 2013
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Coendou. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Streaked Dwarf PorcupineCoendou ichillus Voss & da Silva, 2001 | ErethizontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bahia PorcupineCoendou insidiosus (Olfers, 1818) | ErethizontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mexican Hairy Dwarf PorcupineCoendou mexicanus (Kerr, 1792) | ErethizontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-tailed PorcupineCoendou rufescens (Gray, 1865) | ErethizontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bicolored-spined PorcupineCoendou bicolor (Tschudi, 1844) | ErethizontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brazilian PorcupineCoendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ErethizontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1221707 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:C49RN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.