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Coendou

Coendou

Coendous, also known as porcupine, are cute, spiky animals that love to climb trees. They have long quills that help protect them from predators and are mostly nocturnal, which means they are active at night.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Coendou is covered in dense, short, yellowish-brown quills that stand upright when threatened. It has a rounded head, small eyes, and a distinctive bare, muscular prehensile tail that is used for grasping branches. This tail sets it apart from many other porcupines.

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Coendou

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby coendous are born with soft, bendy quills that harden within hours!

New World Coendou aren't close relatives of Old World porcupines!

Their sharp quills are barbed, making them extra tricky to remove!

They use their incredible bare tail like a fifth limb to grab branches!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Quill Defense

Coendou can defend itself with thousands of sharp quills that detach easily to deter predators.

Fähigkeit

Prehensile Tail Power

Coendou has a strong, bare prehensile tail that helps them grip branches and climb securely through the trees.

Fähigkeit

Night Vision

Coendou has excellent night vision because of large eyes that help them forage for leaves and fruits in the dark.

Maße und Details

Länge
30-60 cm
Gewicht
1.5-5 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Top Speed
5 km/h
Wurfgröße
1
Tragzeit
200-210 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These spiky herbivores munch on leaves, fruit, and buds high up in the tropical rainforest canopy!

Hauptnahrung

  • Leaves
  • Fruits
  • Flower buds
  • Young shoots
  • Bark

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Jaguar

Panthera onca

A powerful jungle cat that often preys on Coendou.

eaten by

Puma

Puma concolor

Another large feline predator found in Coendou's habitat.

eaten by

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

Giant raptor that can snatch arboreal mammals like Coendou.

eats

White Fig

Ficus insipida

They eat the juicy fruits of this tropical fig tree.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

If you see a porcupine, admire it from a distance. Their quills can hurt if touched!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Coendou?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Coendou?

1.5-5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Coendou?

10-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Coendou?

5 km/h

Was frisst Coendou?

These spiky herbivores munch on leaves, fruit, and buds high up in the tropical rainforest canopy!

Wo findet man Coendou normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Coendou?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Coendou?

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