Stump-tailed Porcupine

Stump-tailed Porcupine

Coendou rufescens
Termas Papallacta Hot Springs Resort, Napo, Ecuador - 6 november 2019
There is an increasing interest in mammal watching around the world, and not only the big and spectacular creatures get the attention any more. While planning this trip we came across info on the Stump-tailed Porcupine, a species virtually unknown to us before (and I’m sure to most others). These not so spiny Porcupines are secretive nocturnal tree dwellers, but we found it on both occasions we tried for it.