The porcupine Coendou rufescens is a rodent with arboreal habits and climbing locomotion, but they can move easily on the ground occasionally, which has made them vulnerable to collisions due to being run over in natural areas immersed in urban areas with high traffic flow. This paper presents the case of an adult male porcupine being run over in the north of the Central Cordillera of Colombia, through the implementation of a radiographic and post mortem evaluation. The radiological study showed multiple fractures at the level of the skull, forelimbs, right rib cage, and vertebral bodies. The necropsy showed multiple injuries to the integumentary system, musculoskeletal system, and nervous system, including the presence of polytrauma to the head and neck, with loss of the upper part of the skull and heart rupture at the level of both atria. The most important findings included cardiac bu...

The aim of this study was to describe the radiological morphology of common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), establishing the foundation for a correct manipulation and adequate clinical management. The individuals were captured with baited Tomahawk traps in the village of Santa Elena, municipality of Medellín, Colombia. The sex of the animals was identified and the possible presence of pups in the pouch was verified (animals with pups were released). An anesthetic protocol based on xylazine, tiletamine and zolazepam was used and the right lateral, dorsoventral and ventrodorsal X-rays were taken in the axial skeleton (skull, thorax, abdomen and pelvis) and medial-lateral, anteroposterior and dorsal, plantar and palmar in the appendicular skeleton. It was found coincidences with other marsupials in the presence of the ossa marsupialia or epipubic bone, the vertebral formula and the absenc...