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Brazilian porcupine

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Taxon taxon Q688610
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Brazilian porcupine

Summary

Brazilian porcupine is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month, #1,433 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brazilian porcupine's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Brazilian porcupine is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Brazilian porcupine's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Brazilian porcupine belongs to the parent taxon Coendou[6].
  • Brazilian porcupine's scientific name is Coendou prehensilis[7].
  • Brazilian porcupine's Commons category is recorded as Coendou prehensilis[8].
  • Brazilian porcupine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Coendou prehensilis[9].
  • Brazilian porcupine's Commons gallery is recorded as Coendou prehensilis[10].
  • Brazilian porcupine's original combination is recorded as Hystrix prehensilis[11].
  • Brazilian porcupine's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. prehensilis'}[12].
  • Brazilian porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brazilian Porcupine'}[13].
  • Brazilian porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Cuandu'}[14].
  • Brazilian porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Brasilianischer Greifstachler'}[15].
  • Brazilian porcupine's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+26.6'}[16].
  • Brazilian porcupine's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Coendou_prehensilis[17].
  • Brazilian porcupine's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[18].
  • Brazilian porcupine's taxon range is recorded as Santarém[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Brazilian porcupine is Coendou prehensilis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Coendou[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brazilian Porcupine'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Cuandu'}[14], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Brasilianischer Greifstachler'}[15].

Identifiers

Brazilian porcupine's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44021[20]. Brazilian porcupine's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 187985[21]. Brazilian porcupine's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327162[22]. Brazilian porcupine's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437600[23]. Brazilian porcupine's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584694[24].

Why It Matters

Brazilian porcupine ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month, #1,433 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

Brazil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Coendou
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon range → Brazil, Santarém
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
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