Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine
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S. spinosus
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The Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine, Sphiggurus spinosus, is a South American porcupine species from the family Erethizontidae.[2] 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.
References
- ↑ Leite, Y. & Patterson, B. (2008). Sphiggurus spinosus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
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- John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
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