Coendou longicaudatus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Amazonian long-tailed porcupine (Coendou longicaudatus), also known as Cerrado's long-tailed porcupine, is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae, the New World porcupines. Found across most of South America, it was first described by François Marie Daudin in 1802. It was for some time considered a subspecies of the Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis). C. prehensilis was split into three distinct species in 2021:
the Brazilian porcupine, C. prehensilis; the Amazonian long-tailed porcupine, C. longicaudatus; and the Baturite porcupine, C. baturitensis. The species has been recorded as exhibiting albinism and is susceptible to several fungal infections. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoologischer Garten Halle | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | The Green Planet | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Porcupine sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 11 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Porcupine in Tayrona National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months. That is one of Tayrona National Natural Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 180 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-tailed Porcupine sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Long-tailed Porcupine sightings, Tayrona National Natural Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 30%) and Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same order: Rodentia
The closest relatives of the Long-tailed Porcupine that you can see in Tayrona National Natural Park (order Rodentia, Rodents) are Central American Agouti (about 40%) and Red-tailed Squirrel (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-tailed Porcupine is recorded against all the mammals logged in Tayrona National Natural Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
