The stump-tailed porcupine (Coendou rufescens) is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae.

[2] It is found mainly in Colombia, with a few records from Ecuador.

This species was formerly sometimes assigned to Echinoprocta,[2] a genus no longer recognized since genetic studies showed it to nest within Coendou.

[3] Its closest relative is the Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua).

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