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title: "Andean Porcupine"
description: "Coendou quichua — Mammifères. The Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) or Quichua porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/andean-porcupine
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Andean Porcupine

> Coendou quichua — Mammifères. The Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) or Quichua porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae.

- Scientific name: *Coendou quichua*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt), `mountains` (Montagnes)
- iNaturalist observations: 272
- Wikidata: [Q2171399](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2171399)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74199](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74199)

## Names

- en: Andean Porcupine
- de: Andengreifstachler
- es: Puercoespín andino

## Countries with the most observations

PA (124), EC (61), CO (23)

## Summary

The Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) or Quichua porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found in the Andes of northern Ecuador and Colombia as well as in Panama. This porcupine is little known, but is probably arboreal, nocturnal and solitary like its relatives. The species is thought to be uncommon to rare and the population decreasing. It is threatened by deforestation, habitat fragmentation and agriculture.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_porcupine

## Photo

![Andean Porcupine](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/andean-porcupine/medium.jpg)

Photo: laiet17 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292544356

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/andean-porcupine?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).