Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents Family Erethizontidae Bonaparte, 1845 - New World porcupines Genus Coendou Lacépède, 1799 - prehensile-tailed porcupines Coendou vestitus Thomas, 1899 see Coendou vestitus Thomas, 1899