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

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 locality

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

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

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