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mammals
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hystricognath rodents
Old World porcupines
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crested porcupines
Hystrix
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Mammalia
mammals
Mammalia: information (1)
Mammalia: pictures (1065)
Mammalia: specimens (2905)
Mammalia: sounds (5)
Order
Rodentia
rodents
Rodentia: information (1)
Rodentia: pictures (343)
Rodentia: specimens (187)
Suborder
Hystricomorpha
hystricognath rodents
Hystricomorpha: information (2)
Hystricomorpha: pictures (18)
Hystricomorpha: specimens (47)
Family
Hystricidae
Old World porcupines
Hystricidae: specimens (8)
Genus
Hystrix
crested porcupines
Hystrix: specimens (8)
Species
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Cape porcupine
Species
Hystrix brachyura
Malayan porcupine
Species
Hystrix crassispinis
thick-spined porcupine
Species
Hystrix cristata
North African crested porcupine
Species
Hystrix indica
Indian crested porcupine
Hystrix indica: specimens (8)
Species
Hystrix javanica
Sunda porcupine
Species
Hystrix pumila
Indonesian porcupine
Species
Hystrix sumatrae
Sumatran porcupine