---
title: "Wolharig grijpstaartstekelvarken"
description: "Coendou insidiosus — Zoogdieren. The Bahia porcupine (Coendou insidiosus), is a New World porcupine species in the family Erethizontidae endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/bahia-hairy-dwarf-porcupine
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wolharig grijpstaartstekelvarken

> Coendou insidiosus — Zoogdieren. The Bahia porcupine (Coendou insidiosus), is a New World porcupine species in the family Erethizontidae endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil.

- Scientific name: *Coendou insidiosus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 57
- Wikidata: [Q28155039](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28155039)
- iNaturalist taxon: [552459](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/552459)

## Names

- en: Bahia Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
- de: Wolliger Baumstachler
- es: Puercoespín enano peludo de Bahía
- nl: Wolharig grijpstaartstekelvarken

## Countries with the most observations

BR (52)

## Summary

The Bahia porcupine (Coendou insidiosus), is a New World porcupine species in the family Erethizontidae endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. It was formerly sometimes assigned to Sphiggurus, a genus no longer recognized since genetic studies showed it to be polyphyletic. Sphiggurus pallidus, formerly considered a separate species but known from two young specimens only, is a synonym of this species.

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

## Photo

![Wolharig grijpstaartstekelvarken](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bahia-hairy-dwarf-porcupine/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205714598

## Machine access

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