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Prehensile Tailed Porcupine 
Coendou Prehensilis
Range: South America
Habitat: Forests
Diet: Leaves, fruit, blossoms, roots, and bark
Fun Facts:
  • The South American porcupine is arboreal.
  • Their prehensile tail lacks spines, and is calloused to hang onto branches.
  • When excited, they stomp their hind feet.

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