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  Chaetomys
The Bristle-spined Porcupine, Chaetomys subspinosus, is an arboreal rodent from Brazil.
It is commonly placed with the New World porcupines in the family Erethizontidae or with the spiny rats the family Echimyidae.
Substitution of the deciduous premolar in Chaetomys subspinosus (Olfers, 1818) (Hystricognathi, Rodentia) and its taxonomic implications.
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Veracruz Station harbors more than 400 known vertebrate animal species and it is estimated that an equal number has yet to be catalogued.
The station is the home to a number of mammals, including cougars and ocelots, along with many endemic species such as the Robust Tufted Capuchin monkey (Cebus apella robustus), the Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus), Geoffroy's Tufted-ear Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) and the Thin-spined Porcupine (Chaetomys subspinosus).
Larger herbivores encountered at the station and protected from hunters include the Lowland (or Brazilian) Tapir (Tapirus terrestris), the Agouti Paca (Agouti paca) and the Red Brocket (Mazama americana).
www.veracel.com.br /web/en/outros/noticias0061.html   (566 words)

  
 mindenpictures.com - photo captions
ENDANGERED THIN-SPINED PORCUPINE (Chaetomys subspinosus), ON A TREE TRUNK AT NIGHT HELD BY ITS TAIL BY MR.
ENDANGERED THIN-SPINED PORCUPINE (Chaetomys subspinosus), PORTRAIT, A NOCTURNAL ANIMAL ONCE TH0UGHT TO BE EXTINCT, ESPIRITO SANTO, BRAZIL
ENDANGERED THIN-SPINED PORCUPINE (Chaetomys subspinosus), PORTRAIT, A NOCTURNAL ANIMAL ONCE TH0UGHT TO BE EXTINCT, ATLANTIC FOREST, ESPIRITO SANTO, BRAZIL
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 flpa-images.co.uk - photo captions
00071269 : ENDANGERED THIN-SPINED PORCUPINE (Chaetomys subspinosus), PORTRAIT, A NOCTURNAL ANIMAL ONCE TH0UGHT TO BE EXTINCT, ATLANTIC FOREST, ESPIRITO SANTO, BRAZIL
00071267 : ENDANGERED THIN-SPINED PORCUPINE (Chaetomys subspinosus), PORTRAIT, A NOCTURNAL ANIMAL ONCE TH0UGHT TO BE EXTINCT, ESPIRITO SANTO, BRAZIL
00071266 : ENDANGERED THIN-SPINED PORCUPINE (Chaetomys subspinosus), ON A TREE TRUNK AT NIGHT HELD BY ITS TAIL BY MR.
www.flpa-images.co.uk /photocaptions15.html   (7734 words)

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