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title: "Bergstekelvarken"
description: "Coendou rufescens — Zoogdieren. The stump-tailed porcupine (Coendou rufescens) is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/stump-tailed-porcupine
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bergstekelvarken

> Coendou rufescens — Zoogdieren. The stump-tailed porcupine (Coendou rufescens) is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae.

- Scientific name: *Coendou rufescens*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 187
- Wikidata: [Q28155424](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28155424)
- iNaturalist taxon: [552452](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/552452)

## Names

- en: Stump-tailed Porcupine
- de: Bergbaumstachler
- es: Puerco espín de cola corta
- fr: Porc-épic rougeâtre
- nl: Bergstekelvarken

## Countries with the most observations

CO (93), EC (65)

## Summary

The stump-tailed porcupine (Coendou rufescens) is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found mainly in Colombia, with a few records from Ecuador.
This species was formerly sometimes assigned to Echinoprocta, a genus no longer recognized since genetic studies showed it to nest within Coendou. Its closest relative is the Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua).

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

## Photo

![Bergstekelvarken](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/stump-tailed-porcupine/medium.jpg)

Photo: Cristina Romero Ríos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47293571

## Machine access

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