Its prehensile tail works as a fifth hand: it coils around branches and lets it move through the canopy with absolute calm. The short spines stay half hidden in the long fur, until something bothers it. It eats leaves, shoots and fruit.
Behaviour
Nocturnal and arboreal. It moves slowly through the treetops; by day it is a ball of fur and spines resting in a fork.
How and when to see it
At night with a torch in the forest patches, or by day checking high forks: that still ball that looks like a nest may have a nose.
Where to see it in the Iberá
The gateways of the Great Iberá Park where hairy dwarf porcupine has confirmed presence:
Tours to see it
Verified providers operating at the gateways where hairy dwarf porcupine lives. You contact them directly on WhatsApp from the app.
- Jurassic Plant - Night Tour
The only carnivorous-plant garden in Argentina and a pioneer in Latin America. A guided…★ 5.0 - Guyra Wild Guides - Birding
Birdwatching tour and photo safari with specialized ornithologist guides. Yamil and…★ 5.0 - SKYVY - Astrotourism
Astrotourism in Loreto, 17 km from the San Antonio portal. Night-sky observation with a…★ 5.0 - Navegando Ituzaingó
Private sailboat rides on the Paraná with captain Mario: sunrise, morning and sunset…★ 5.0
Species profile
- Common nameHairy Dwarf Porcupine
- Scientific nameCoendou spinosus
- GroupMammal
- StatusNative
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