Family

Erethizontidae

Side view of fetus including umbilical cord and placenta, with scale. Also as Quiller, Quill Pig.
Side view
Also as Quiller, Quill Pig.
Also as Quiller, Quill Pig.
Also as Quiller, Quill Pig.
Full view, female adult. Formerly as Sphiggurus mexicanus. Also as Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Mexican Porcupine, Mexican Tree Porcupine.
Formerly as Sphiggurus mexicanus. Also as Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Mexican Porcupine, Mexican Tree Porcupine.
Formerly as Sphiggurus mexicanus. Also as Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Mexican Porcupine, Mexican Tree Porcupine.
Perched on pole, ca. 2:48 AM, eating wood. Also as Prehensile-tailed Porcupine, Brazilian Porcupine.
Side view. Also as Prehensile-tailed Porcupine, Brazilian Porcupine.
Also as Prehensile-tailed Porcupine, Brazilian Porcupine.
Formerly part of Coendou quichua, Quichua Porcupine. Also as Andean Porcupine.
Formerly part of Coendou quichua, Quichua Porcupine. Also as Andean Porcupine.
Formerly Echinoprocta rufescens. Also as Short-tailed Porcupine.
Identified by Fiona Reid
Lateral view of skeleton grasping branch with hind feet and tail. Formerly as Sphiggurus mexicanus. Also as Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Mexican Porcupine, Mexican Tree Porcupine.
Also as Prehensile-tailed Porcupine, Brazilian Porcupine.
Formerly Echinoprocta rufescens. Also as Short-tailed Porcupine.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library

Erethizontidae

  • Subfamily

    Chaetomyinae