Thick-spined porcupine
Species of rodent
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Hystricidae |
| Genus: | Hystrix |
| Species: | H. crassispinis |
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| Hystrix crassispinis (Günther, 1877) | |
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The thick-spined porcupine (Hystrix crassispinis) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo and found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
History
In 1996, the species was considered Near Threatened, but in 2008, this was lowered to Least Concern.[1]
Distribution
It is found in a wide variety of habitats ranging from natural forest to agricultural areas, with an elevation distribution of sea level to at least 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]
Threats
Although this porcupine is hunted for food, it is not a concern due to its wide distribution and high tolerance for habitat changes.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Cassola, F. (2016). "Hystrix crassispinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10750A22232051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10750A22232051.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- Woods, C. A.; Kilpatrick, C. W. (2005), "Hystricognathi", in Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.), Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1538–1600, ISBN 0801882214
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Extant species of family Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Rodentia
- Suborder: Hystricomorpha
- Infraorder: Hystricognathi
- African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus)
- Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus)
- Subgenus Acanthion: Malayan porcupine (Hystrix brachyura)
- Sunda porcupine (Hystrix javanica)
- Subgenus Hystrix: Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
- crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
- Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica)
- Subgenus Thecurus: Thick-spined porcupine (Hystrix crassispinis)
- Philippine porcupine (Hystrix pumila)
- Sumatran porcupine (Hystrix sumatrae)
- Long-tailed porcupine (Trichys fasciculata)
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