NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Streaked Dwarf Porcupine
Coendou ichillus Voss & da Silva, 2001
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The streaked dwarf porcupine (Coendou ichillus) is a porcupine species in the family Erethizontidae. It is known from the lowlands (below an altitude of 400 m) of eastern Ecuador, and may be present in Peru as well. It appears to be nocturnal and arboreal in its habits.
This species was formerly sometimes assigned to Sphiggurus, a genus no longer recognized since genetic studies showed it to be polyphyletic. Its closest relatives are the frosted hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou pruinosus) and the brown hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou vestitus).
Wikipedia contributors, Streaked dwarf porcupine; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:48:15.614499+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Coendou ichillus Voss & da Silva, 2001
- Name authority
- Voss & da Silva, 2001
- Common name
- Streaked Dwarf 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 ichillus Voss & da Silva, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baturite PorcupineCoendou baturitensis Feijó & Langguth, 2013 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sphiggurus ichillus (Voss & da Silva, 2001) (Voss & da Silva, 2001) | synonym |
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=1221709 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:C49RP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.