Hystrix (mammal)
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.
Hystrix 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