DNA analysis has revealed a hidden porcupine species in Colombia, mistaken for over a century. The discovery shows how even ...

Spiny animal with pinkish legs and nose sitting on a mossy tree branch, facing left.© Omar Daniel Leon Alvarado / Instituto Humboldt/CC-BY-4.0 A mitochondrial DNA difference of more than 3% confirms ...

Scientists found a “completely spiny,” 2-foot-long mammal in a forest of Colombia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Niels van Altena via Unsplash In a darkened forest of central ...

A new porcupine that was hiding in plain sight, mistaken for a known species, has been discovered and named - Voss' porcupine.

In a darkened forest of central Colombia, a 2-foot-long mammal climbed a tree and paused to rest its “completely spiny” body. Its elusive lifestyle and cryptic appearance largely helped it go ...