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Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters, 1852

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Reise nach Mossambique, Säugeth. p.170

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Rodentia
family
Hystricidae
genus
Hystrix
species
Hystrix africaeaustralis

Name

Homonyms
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters, 1852
Common names
African Crested Porcupine in English
Cape Crested Porcupine in English
Cape Crested Porcupine in English
Cape Crested Porcupine in English
Cape Porcupine in English
Cape Porcupine in English
Cape Porcupine in English
Cape Porcupine in English
Cape Porcupine in English
Cape Porcupine in English
Cape porcupine in English
Cape porcupine in English
CapeCrested Porcupine in English
Güney Afrika Tepeli Porkupini in Turkish
Hoc'h-dreinek ar C'hab in Breton
Istrice del Capo in Italian
Jeżozwierz grzebieniasty in Polish
Kaapse Ystervark in Afrikaans
Kissaca in language.
Le Porc-epique in French
Noko in Tswana
Porc-épic du Cap in French
Porc-épic du Cap in French
Porco-espinho-sul-africano in Portuguese
Porcupine in English
Puercoespin de El Cabo in language.
Puercoespín africano in Spanish
South African Porcupine in English
South African Porcupine in English
South African Porcupine in English
South African Porcupine in English
Southern African Porcupine in language.
Southern African Porcupine in English
Southern African Porcupine in English
Stidafrikanisches Stachelschwein in German
Stidafrikanisches Stachelschwein in German
Sydafrikansk hulepindsvin in Danish
Sørafrikansk Hulepiggsvin in Norwegian Bokmål
Sørafrikansk Hulepinnsvin in Norwegian Bokmål
Südafrikanisches Stachelschwein in German
Ystervark in Afrikaans
Zuid-Afrikaans Stekelvarken in Dutch
afrikanpiikikäs in Finnish
dikobraz jihoafrický in Czech
dél-afrikai sül in Hungarian
jeżozwierz południowoafrykański in Polish
nungu in language.
Ακανθόχοιρος του Ακρωτηρίου in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Дикобраз південноафриканський in Ukrainian
Капско бодљикаво прасе in Serbian

Bibliographic References

  1. Wilson, Don E., T. E. Lacher Jr., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds., 2016: null. Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 6: Lagomorphs and Rodents I. 987.
  2. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  3. Woods, Charles A., and C. William Kilpatrick / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Infraorder Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 1538-1600.
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