Hystrix (mammal)
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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.[1]
Hystrix (from Ancient Greek ὕστριξ (hústrix, “porcupine”) was given name by the 18th-century Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.
Species
- Genus Hystrix
- Subgenus Hystrix
- Hystrix africaeaustralis - Cape porcupine
- Hystrix cristata - African crested porcupine
- Hystrix indica - Indian crested porcupine
- Subgenus Acanthion
- Hystrix brachyura - Malayan porcupine or Himalayan crestless porcupine
- Hystrix javanica - Sunda porcupine
- Subgenus Thecurus
- Hystrix crassispinis - thick-spined porcupine
- Hystrix pumila - Philippine porcupine
- Hystrix sumatrae - Sumatran porcupine
- Subgenus Hystrix
Fossil species
- †Hystrix arayanensis - Late Miocene
- †Hystrix depereti - Pliocene
- †Hystrix paukensis - Late Miocene-Pliocene
- †Hystrix primigenia - Late Miocene-Pliocene
- †Hystrix refossa - Pleistocene
- †Hystrix suevica - Late Miocene
References
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