genus Sphiggurus

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf genus
gptkbp:activities crepuscular
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:family_Erethizontidae
gptkbp:averageLifespan 5 to 10 years
gptkbp:characterizedBy spiny fur
prehensile_tail
gptkbp:colors black
brown
gray
gptkbp:commonName spiny porcupine
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
protected areas
wildlife reserves
gptkbp:culturalSignificance traditional medicine
local folklore
gptkbp:diet herbivorous
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy gptkb:Geoffroy_Saint-Hilaire
gptkbp:foragingBehavior grazing
browsing
gptkbp:fossilRecord Pleistocene
Holocene
gptkbp:geneticDiversity population genetics
phylogenetics
gptkbp:habitat forests
tropical rainforests
dry forests
gptkbp:hasCitations climbing ability
nocturnal behavior
thick quills
gptkbp:hasLength 60 to 90 cm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label genus Sphiggurus
gptkbp:includes Sphiggurus mexicanus
Sphiggurus spinosus
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Central_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:predators jaguars
pumas
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Erethizon_dorsatum
Coendou spp.
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Erethizontidae
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:researchInterest conservation biology
ecology
behavioral studies
gptkbp:socialStructure solitary
gptkbp:threats deforestation
habitat loss
hunting
gptkbp:weight 5 to 15 kg
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1803