Short-tailed Porcupine

Short-tailed PorcupineThe short-tailed porcupine lives in Andean forests and has a relatively short tail. Colombian observations document it searching Cecropia trees and eating their fruit during the day.What does it look like?It is reddish and has a shorter tail than long-tailed porcupines. The bodies of adults and subadults are covered in quills.How does it live?The short-tailed porcupine lives in Andean forests and has a relatively short tail. Colombian observations document it searching Cecropia trees and eating their fruit during the day.Several daytime observations in Colombia recorded it searching Cecropia angustifolia trees and eating their fruit. The reports also describe it using its tail to support itself on branches.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.