#0477 · 🦊 mammals
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
🇳🇱 Wolharig Grijpstekelvarken ·Coendou mexicanus
📍 San José, Guatemala
📍 95264, Alvarado, VER, MX
📍 Jonuta, Tab., México
📍 San José Province, Rivas, Costa Rica
📍 70987 Oax., México
📍 UNPA campus Loma Bonita, Oax., México
📍 Solidaridad, Q. Roo., MX
📍 Cd Valles, S.L.P., México
📍 La Tunilla
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Juan Ma Contortrix · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. San José, Guatemala:© jorgedangel · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. 95264, Alvarado, VER, MX:© mml17 · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. Jonuta, Tab., México:© Carlos Alvarez N. · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. San José Province, Rivas, Costa Rica:© Sandra K Vorpahl · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. 70987 Oax., México:© Rodrigo Arrazola · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. UNPA campus Loma Bonita, Oax., México:© taniazuma-unpa · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Solidaridad, Q. Roo., MX:© amlambert11 · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Cd Valles, S.L.P., México:© Salvador Luna Vargas · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. La Tunilla:© sugeydector · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine or Mexican tree porcupine ( Coendou mexicanus ) is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Mexico, Nicaragua and Belize.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 1,986 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Robert Kerr in 1792 (234 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
- Nederlands
- Wolharig Grijpstekelvarken
- scientific name
- Coendou mexicanus
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Erethizontidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 1,986
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1792 by Robert Kerr
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Erethizontidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 197791, Wikidata Q28155035, GBIF 11082668, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.