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Voss, R. S.; Hubbard, C.; Jansa, S. A. (February 2013).
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783:"A new species of porcupine, genus
248:Among the most notable features of
228:was shown by genetic studies to be
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252:porcupines are their unspined
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385:Frosted hairy dwarf porcupine
349:Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine
1173:Brown hairy dwarf porcupine
1134:Roosmalen's dwarf porcupine
434:- a newly discovered species
309:- a newly discovered species
190:prehensile-tailed porcupines
24:Prehensile-tailed porcupines
1054:Bicolored-spined porcupine
889:"Infraorder Hystricognathi"
447:Brown hairy dwarf porcupine
403:Roosmalen's dwarf porcupine
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1136:(Coendou roosmalenorum)
1080:(Coendou longicaudatus)
212:tree porcupine genera,
1152:(Coendou sanctamartae)
1150:Santa Marta porcupine
1102:Black dwarf porcupine
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958:(New World porcupines)
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421:Santa Marta porcupine
358:Black dwarf porcupine
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1072:(Coendou insidiosus)
742:on December 13, 2013
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1120:(Coendou pruinosus)
1096:(Coendou mexicanus)
1088:(Coendou melanurus)
1046:Baturite porcupine
376:Brazilian porcupine
167:Hystrix prehensilis
48:Coendou prehensilis
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1167:(Coendou spinosus)
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451:C. vestitus
442:C. spinosus
431:C. speratus
326:C. ichillus
210:Neotropical
129:Subfamily:
29:Pleistocene
1492:Categories
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767:2013-12-20
746:2013-12-20
690:Nowak 1999
599:Sphiggurus
487:2019-03-09
459:References
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317:C. bicolor
277:plantation
267:, shoots,
254:prehensile
226:Sphiggurus
218:Sphiggurus
1223:Chaetomys
1187:Erethizon
969:Kingdom:
284:longevity
181:See text
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73:Eukaryota
31:to Recent
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983:Mammalia
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