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Chaetomyinae Thomas, 1897 -- valid |
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Chaetomys Gray, 1843 -- valid |
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Chaetomys subspinosus (Olfers, 1818) -- valid -- Bristle-spined Rat, Brazilian Bristle-spined Porcupine, Broomstraw-spined Porcupine, Thin-spined Porcupine |
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Coendou Lacépède, 1799 -- valid |
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Coendou bicolor (Tschudi, 1844) -- valid -- Bicolored-spined Porcupine |
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Coendou nycthemera (Olfers, 1818) -- valid -- Black Dwarf Porcupine, Eastern Amazonian Dwarf Porcupine, Koopman's Porcupine |
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Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758) -- valid -- Brazilian Porcupine, Prehensile-tailed Porcupine |
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Coendou quichua Thomas, 1899 -- valid -- Quichua Porcupine, Andean Porcupine, Rothschild's Porcupine |
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Coendou rothschildi Thomas, 1902 -- invalid -- Rothchild's Porcupine |
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Coendou rufescens (Gray, 1865) -- valid -- Stump-tailed Porcupine, Short-tailed Porcupine |
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Coendou vestitus Thomas, 1899 -- valid -- Blackish Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine |
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Erethizon F. Cuvier, 1823 -- valid |
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Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus, 1758) -- valid -- North American Porcupine |
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Erethizontidae Bonaparte, 1845 -- valid -- New World porcupines |
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