Coendou mexicanus (Kerr, 1792)

Fonda, Federica, Vezzani, Liam, Mena Aguilar, Luis Ángel, Venegas-Elizondo, Carlos Andrés, Bolaños Brenes, Alexander, Lopez, Dayron Manuel, Romeo, Giuseppe, Sonetti, Dario & Dal Zotto, Matteo, 2025, Mammal diversity and tourism influence in an under-investigated region of Costa Rica, ZooKeys 1260, pp. 37-74 : 37-74

Coendou mexicanus (Kerr, 1792)

Material examined.

Costa Rica • Puntarenas Province, Karen Mogensen Wildlife Refuge ; 09°52'33"N, 085°03'12"W; 397 m alt.; 20.04.2019; direct observation .

Identification.

Medium-sized rodent with a black body and a pale-yellow head. Most of the hairs conceal yellowish spines, which are shorter and scarce underside. The head and ears are small, the nose is large and pink. The tail – thicker at the base – is prehensile, a unique feature among the Costa Rican rodents ( Hernández-Hernández and Chávez 2021; Reid and Gόmez Zamora 2022). Rare in the investigated area. Recorded in transitional forest habitats.