Hystrix (porcupine)

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Scientific name Hystrix Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Family Hystricidae Higher classification Old World porcupine

Lower classifications Crested porcupine, Indian crested porcupine, Malayan porcupine, Cape porcupine, Sunda porcupine

Hystrix is a genus of porcupines containing most of the Old World porcupines. Fossils belonging to the genus date back to the late Miocene of Africa.

Species

Genus Hystrix

Subgenus Thecurus

Hystrix crassispinis - Thick-spined porcupine

Hystrix pumila - Philippine porcupine

Hystrix sumatrae - Sumatran porcupine

Subgenus Acanthion

Hystrix brachyura - Malayan porcupine or Himalayan crestless porcupine

Hystrix javanica - Sunda porcupine

Subgenus Hystrix

Hystrix africaeaustralis - Cape porcupine

Hystrix cristata - Crested porcupine

Hystrix indica - Indian porcupine

References

Hystrix (porcupine) Wikipedia

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