Hystrix (porcupine)
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Hystrix Temporal range: Early Miocene - Recent |
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| Porcupine drinking water (Henry Vilas Zoo, Madison, Wisconsin) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Hystricidae |
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Hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Hystrix africaeaustralis |
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Hystrix africaeaustralis
Hystrix brachyura
Hystrix crassispinis
Hystrix cristata
Hystrix indica
Hystrix javanica
Hystrix pumila
Hystrix sumatrae
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.
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