New Species of Porcupine Discovered!

In April of this year a new species of porcupine (Coendou baturitensis) was discovered in the forests of Brazil. This tree dwelling mammal has an interesting feature for a porcupine which is a prehensile tail. The porcupine averages in length between 0.7 to 1 meters and weighs between 3 to 5 kilograms. They also have a really big nose that makes them look really cute! Check out more of the article  >> here << .

(c) Hugo Fernandes Ferreira

Videos on the 5 creatures IUCN Currently Changed Status On

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Graph (c) IUCN Red List

Sea-Saw Effect on Animal Conservation Status

Where Leatherback Sea Turtles have moved to vulnerable the Okapi has joined to the threatened species. 
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Okapi (c) Charles Miller

Leatherback Sea Turtle (c) Guy Marcovaldi