''Coendou speratus'', known locally as coandumirim and commonly as the dwarf porcupine, is small

porcupine Porcupines are large rodents with coats of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predation. The term covers two families of animals: the Old World porcupines of family Hystricidae, and the New World porcupines of family, Erethizont ...

of the '' Coendou'' genus found in northeastern

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. This small porcupine has a long tail and a spiny appearance as its dorsal fur is not long. It's dorsal colouring is blackish which contrasts with the brownish tips of its quills. It is distinguished from '' Coendou nycthemera'' by its tricolored quills whereas nycthemera is bicoloured. Originally found in the Pernambuco Centre of Endemism in 2013, it was later discovered also at Murici Ecological Station and later at Garanhuns as well.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q14942983 Porcupines Coendou Taxa described in 2013