Family

Hystricidae

5 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Hystricidae

Hystrix brachyura Linnaeus, 1758

Hystrix brachyura, the Malayan porcupine, is a large quilled rodent native to South and Southeast Asia.

Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758

Hystrix cristata, the crested porcupine, is a large Old World porcupine with defensive quills, native to North, sub-Saharan Africa and Italy.

Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters, 1852

This is a full description of the Cape porcupine, a large African porcupine species, covering its traits, distribution, and reproduction.

Hystrix indica Kerr, 1792

Hystrix indica, the Indian crested porcupine, is a large quill-covered rodent native to southwest and central Asia.

Atherurus africanus Gray, 1842

Atherurus africanus, the African brush-tailed porcupine, is a nocturnal porcupine found across tropical African forests.

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