South American Tree Porcupine
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The South American Tree Porcupine, Sphiggurus spinosus, is a South American porcupine species from the Erethizontidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
They have a short tail and gray brown hair and feed on fruits, ant pupae, vegetables and roots.
[edit] References
- Baillie (1996). Sphiggurus spinosus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
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