Hystrix (mammal) explained

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

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

• Nowak, Ronald M. (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1936 pp. 

Notes and References

1. Barthelmess, E.L. . 2006 . Hystix africaeaustralis . Mammalian Species . 788 . 1–7 . 10.1644/788.1. free .