Atherurus macrourus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Asian Brush-tailed Porcupine

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : incertae sedis
Family : Hystricidae
Genus : Atherurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033868

Original name as described

Hystrix macroura

Other common names

Asian Brush-tailed Porcupine

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"Habitat in Asia." Restricted by M. W. Lyon, Jr. in 1907 to "Malacca," Malay Peninsula.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · India · Bangladesh · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Malaysia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001282

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Atherurus hainanus

J. A. Allen, 1906

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

hainanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-26641

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-26641

Authority page

470

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26889582

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Atherurus tionis

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

tionis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.1.25.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c6da7b97-7fef-4d8b-af01-c5a7802a860e

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19042815

Authority publication

Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Atherurus assamensis

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

assamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.11.1.77

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/beb51bfb-e983-493c-bbfe-42b24888c72f

Authority page

598

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30359249

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Atherurus stevensi

O. Thomas, 1925

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

stevensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.1.1.93

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85c41646-41a7-4fd0-a40c-783d770017a6

Authority page

505

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Atherurus macrourus pemangilis

H. C. Robinson, 1912

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

pemangilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1949.435

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85e1470e-c514-4379-92e5-4186afcbecea

Authority page

590

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640661

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Atherurus retardatus

E. Mohr, 1964

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

retardatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IRSNB 13918

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367103

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Hystrix macroura

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033868

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Atherura zygomatica

G. S. Miller, 1903

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

zygomaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:112429

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3738c81d6-f428-4be1-9be7-d26a9d4c467f

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8809952

Authority publication

Smithsonian Collections

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Atherurus terutaus

Lyon, 1907

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

terutaus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:123971

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c9631696-9a1b-42c5-abaa-e7b4e75d30f1

Authority page

587

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15664563

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Atherurus angustiramus

E. Mohr, 1964

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

angustiramus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUC 14152

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367106

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Erethizon macrourus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

290

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207757

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:290, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Atherurus macrourus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

189

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2354/166518819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Atherurus macrourus hainanus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

hainanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

274

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Atherurus macrourus macrourus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

274

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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