Pontes, Gadelha, Melo, de Sá, Loss Junior, Costa & Leite, 2013
Coendou speratus, known locally as coandumirim and commonly as the dwarf porcupine,[1] is small
porcupine of the Coendou genus found in northeastern
Brazil. This small porcupine has a long tail and a spiny appearance as its dorsal fur is not long. Its dorsal colouring is blackish which contrasts with the brownish tips of its quills. It is distinguished from Coendou nycthemera by its tricolored quills whereas nycthemera is bicoloured.[2]