Andean Porcupine

Andean PorcupineThis porcupine has a generally brown-looking back with pale quill tips giving it a frosted appearance. In Ecuador, its records are mainly from Andean forests at high elevations.What does it look like?The back quills have white bases, black middle bands and pale tips. In this species, a short white terminal band remains visible, giving the back a frosted appearance.How does it live?This porcupine has a generally brown-looking back with pale quill tips giving it a frosted appearance. In Ecuador, its records are mainly from Andean forests at high elevations.The 2025 study reports that Ecuadorian C. quichua records come mainly from Andean forests at high elevations.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.