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Hystrix brachyura​  Linnaeus, 1758

Malayan Porcupine

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
​Genus: Hystrix
​Species: brachyura


  • Common names: Malayan Porcupine
  • Thai names: เม่นใหญ่
  • Distribution: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Image locations: Nakhon Ratchasima (Khao Yai N.P.)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Hystrix brachyura from Thailand.
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Malayan Porcupine Hystrix brachyura (Linnaeus, 1758) Khao Yai National Park Nakhon Ratchasima January

References: 
​Lunde, D., Aplin, K. & Molur, S. 2016. Hystrix brachyura (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T10749A115099298. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T10749A22232129.en. Downloaded on 01 April 2019.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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