Atherurus macrourus Linnaeus 1758 (Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Alternative combination: Hystrix macroura
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Atherurus according to O. Thomas 1911
See also Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxon: Atherurus centralis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (2 collections), Malaysia (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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