Trichys Günther 1876 (long-tailed porcupine)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae

Parent taxon: Hystricidae according to T. S. Palmer 1904

Sister taxa: Atherurus, Hystrix, Sivacanthion, Spygurus, Xenohystrix

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-frugivore

Distribution: found only at Huanglong Cave (Quaternary of China)

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