Hystrix_(mammal)

<i>Hystrix</i> (mammal)

Hystrix (mammal)

Genus of rodents

Hystrix is a genus of porcupines containing most of the Old World porcupines. Fossils belonging to the genus date back to the late Miocene of Africa.[1]

Quick Facts Hystrix Temporal range: Early Miocene - Recent, Scientific classification ...

Hystrix (from Ancient Greek ὕστριξ (hústrix, “porcupine”) was given name by the 18th-century Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.

Species

Fossil species

References

  1. [1]
    Barthelmess, E.L. (2006). "Hystix africaeaustralis". Mammalian Species (788): 1–7. doi:10.1644/788.1.
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