Stump-tailed porcupine

Bergstachler ( Echinoprocta rufescens )

The Bergstachler ( Echinoprocta rufescens ), or mountain - porcupines, reaching a head-body length of 46 and a tail length of only 10 cm. His claws are very sharp and thus very well suited for climbing. Its spines are about 10 cm long, the strongest they are on the body end.

Dissemination

Home to the Andean slopes are at an altitude 600-1200 m in South America.

The Bergstachler is led by the World Conservation Union IUCN Red List of threatened species due to its wide distribution area, the assumed large stock and the occurrence in protected areas as not threatened (Least Concern ).

Way of life

It is nocturnal, hiding during the day. At night he stayed almost exclusively in the treetops, where he also finds its pure vegetarian food.