Atherurus macrourus Linnaeus 1758 (Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Alternative combination: Hystrix macroura
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Atherurus according to O. Thomas 1911
See also Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-frugivore
Distribution: found only at Huanglong Cave (Quaternary of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.