Spygurus Gray 1825 (porcupine)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1825. An outline of an attempt at the disposition of Mammalia into Tribes and Families, with a list of genera apparently appertaining to each Tribe. Annals of Philosophy, new series 10:337-344
Parent taxon: Histricidae according to J. E. Gray 1825
Sister taxa: Atherurus, Hystrix, Sivacanthion, Trichys, Xenohystrix
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-frugivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Spygurus in the database
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