Notes on the natural history of the Stump-tailed Porcupine, Coendou rufescens (Rodentia, Erethizontidae), in Colombia

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Neotropical Biology and Conservation Pub Date : 2020-11-11 DOI:10.3897/neotropical.15.e56926

H. Ramírez-Chaves, Cristina Romero-Ríos, Jose J. Henao-Osorio, Juan Pablo Franco-Herrera, Bernardo Ramiro Ramírez-Padilla

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Abstract

Porcupines of the genus Coendou are among the least studied mammals in the Neotropics. The Stumptailed Porcupine, Coendou rufescens, is distributed in the Andean region from Colombia and south to Bolivia. Despite its wide distribution, nothing is known about its natural history, besides observation of banana consumption in captivity. Here we present new observations on the feeding habits, diurnal activity, and the use of the tail for support during feeding obtained by means of collaborative (citizen) science. We also comment on its locomotion on land and in trees. We observed five diurnal events of C. rufescens feeding on infructescences of trumpet tree (Cecropia angustifolia Trécul). During the feeding activities, the Stump-tailed Porcupine used the tail for stability and support. These are the first observations of such behavior in the wild for this species and suggest a more diurnal activity for this species which belongs to a group of rodents traditionally considered to be predominantly nocturnal. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 15(4): 471–478 (2020) doi: 10.3897/neotropical.15.e56926 Copyright Héctor E. Ramírez-Chaves et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. ShoRt CommuNiCAtioN Héctor E. Ramírez-Chaves et al. 472

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哥伦比亚残尾豪猪Coendou rufescens（啮齿动物Erethizontidae）的自然历史笔记

Coendou属的豪猪是新热带地区研究最少的哺乳动物之一。Stumptailed Porcupine，Coendou rufescens，分布在从哥伦比亚到玻利维亚南部的安第斯地区。尽管分布广泛，但除了对圈养香蕉消费的观察外，对其自然历史一无所知。在这里，我们介绍了通过合作（公民）科学获得的关于进食习惯、昼夜活动以及在进食过程中使用尾巴支撑的新观察结果。我们还评论了它在陆地和树上的运动。我们观察了以喇叭树（Cecropia angustifolia Trécul）果序为食的C.rufescens的五个昼夜事件。在喂食活动中，短尾豪猪使用尾巴来稳定和支撑。这是首次在野外观察到该物种的这种行为，并表明该物种属于一组传统上被认为主要是夜间活动的啮齿动物，具有更多的日间活动。新热带生物与保护15（4）:471–478（2020）doi:10.3897/Neotropical.15.e56926版权所有Héctor E.Ramírez-Chaves等人。这是一篇根据知识共享署名许可证（CC BY 4.0）条款分发的开放获取文章，该许可证允许在任何媒体中不受限制地使用、分发和复制，前提是原始作者和来源可信。ShoRt CommuNiCAtioN Héctor E.Ramírez-Chaves等人472

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