Hystrix indica

Kerr, 1792

Indian Crested Porcupine

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kerr, R. 1792. The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 462 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664237

Original name as described

Hystrix cristata indica

Other common names

White-tailed Porcupine

Type locality

India.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Afrotropic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Turkey · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Russia · Syria · Lebanon · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Saudi Arabia · Yemen · Kuwait · Iraq · Iran · Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Turkmenistan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · China · India · Nepal · Sri Lanka

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001287

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.

Hystrix leucurus

Sykes, 1831

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

leucura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.8.6.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7596a240-9384-4baa-841f-3092ca060073

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861511

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  3. Kelaart (1852:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  4. Kelaart (1852:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  5. Kelaart (1890:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)
  6. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Hystrix cuneiceps

Wroughton, 1912

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

cuneiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.1.9.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e3d33a70-9c1b-4572-a965-6340a297b49a

Authority page

771

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30222158

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Hystrix hirsutirostris mersinae

F. Müller, 1911

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

mersinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 70850

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43646576

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Hystrix hirsutirostris aharonii

F. Müller, 1911

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

aharonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM AM/1279

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43646577

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Hystrix hirsutirostris blanfordi

F. Müller, 1911

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

blanfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43646575

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Hystrix hirsutirostris satunini

F. Müller, 1911

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

satunini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43646571

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Hystrix hirsutirostris schmitzi

F. Müller, 1911

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

schmitzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43646580

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Hystrix Indica

Lesson, 1842

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

indica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10751) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10751) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10751/197516522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hystrix leucura

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

leucura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534809

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534809) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Stoliczka (1872:228, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37137944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67309)

Hystrix cristata indica

Kerr, 1792

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

indica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

213

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664237

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Hystrix hirsutirostris

J. F. von Brandt, 1835

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

hirsutirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

375

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28731552

Authority publication

Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1853:414, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Hystrix Cristata Var. Alba

de Sélys-Longchamps, 1839

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

alba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47312308

Authority publication

Paris

Hystrix Nipalensis

Hodgson, 1841

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

nipalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126984

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Hystrix zeylonensis

E. Blyth, 1851

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

zeylonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

171

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40259757

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Hystrix malabarica

P. L. Sclater, 1865

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

malabarica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

353

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497302

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Hystrix narynensis

F. Müller, 1919

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

narynensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10289162

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Hystrix mesopotamica

F. Müller, 1920

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

mesopotamica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

198

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9458550

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

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

Hystrix leucura schmidtzi

Ellerman, 1948

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

schmidtzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

766

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

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