The stump-tailed porcupine (''Coendou rufescens'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

in the family Erethizontidae. It is found mainly in

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

, with a few records from

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

. 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 The Andean porcupine (''Coendou quichua'') or Quichua porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found in the Andes of northern Ecuador and Colombia as well as in Panama. This porcupine is little known, but is probably ...

(''Coendou quichua'').

References

Mammals described in 1865 Taxa named by John Edward Gray Coendou Mammals of Colombia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{rodent-stub