Hystrix pumila

Günther, 1879

Philippine Porcupine

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ann Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, vol. 4, 106

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25159681

Original name as described

Hystrix pumila

Other common names

Indonesian Porcupine · Palawan Porcupine · Philippine Short-tailed Porcupine

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.5.3.9

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/99176ff2-f1e9-4afb-81b2-8f3e9941f717

Type locality

"Puerto Princesa, in the island of Paragua [= Palawan]," Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001289

Country distribution map

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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 pumila

Günther, 1879

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

pumila

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.5.3.9

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/99176ff2-f1e9-4afb-81b2-8f3e9941f717

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25159681

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10753/22231557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Thecurus pumilis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Hystricidae

Root name

pumilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

188

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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