Sumatran porcupine

Sumatran porcupine
Hystrix sumatrae, the Sumatran Porcupine (12616233295).jpg
Sumatran porcupine killed by a truck in central Sumatra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Hystricidae
Genus: Hystrix
Species:
H. sumatrae
Binomial name
Hystrix sumatrae
(Lyon, 1907)
Hystrix sumatrae distribution map.png

The Sumatran porcupine (Hystrix sumatrae) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where it is hunted for food.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Aplin, K.; Frost, A.; Amori, G. & Lunde, D. (2008). "Hystrix sumatrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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