ADW: Hystrix indica: SPECIMENS

Hystrix indicaIndian crested porcupine

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- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
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  Cuniculus paca
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  Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
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  Erethizon dorsatum
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  Echimys semivillosus
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  Proechimys oconnelli
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  Cavia aperea
- Central American agouti
  Dasyprocta punctata
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  Myocastor coypus
- degu
  Octodon degus
- chinchilla
  Chinchilla lanigera
- Conover's tuco-tuco
  Ctenomys conoveri
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia animals
Phylum Chordata chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
Class Mammalia mammals
Order Rodentia rodents
Family Hystricidae Old World porcupines
Genus Hystrix crested porcupines
Species Hystrix indica Indian crested porcupine

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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