Atherurus africanus Gray, 1842
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Ann. Mag. Nat Hist., [ser. 1] vol.10 p.261
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Hystricidae
- genus
- Atherurus
- species
- Atherurus africanus
Name
- Homonyms
- Atherurus africanus Gray, 1842
- Common names
- African Brush-tailed Porcupine in English
- African Brush-tailed Porcupine in English
- African Brush-tailed Porcupine in English
- African Brush-tailed Porcupine in English
- African Brush-tailed Porcupine in English
- African Brush-tailed Porcupine in English
- African Brush-tailed Porcupines in language.
- Afrikaans Kwaststaartstekelvarken in Dutch
- Afrikanischer Quastenstachler in German
- Afrikanischer Quastenstachler in German
- Afrikansk Børstehalepiggsvin in Norwegian Bokmål
- Aterura africana in Italian
- Athérure africain in French
- Athérure africain in French
- Chook Chook Beef in English
- Kotoko in Akan
- Kvasthalet hulepindsvin in Danish
- Puercoespin africano de cola de cepillo in language.
- Puercoespín africano de cola de cepillo in Spanish
- Westafrikanischer Quastenstachler in German
- jeżatka afrykańska in Polish
- osinák africký in Czech
- tupsupiikikäs in Finnish
- Африканский дикобраз in Russian
- شيهم ذيل الفرشاة الأفريقي in Arabic
- アフリカフサオヤマアラシ in Japanese
- 非洲帚尾豪豬 in Chinese
- African Brush-tailed Porcupine in English
- Afrikanischer Quastenstachler in German
- Westafrikanischer Quastenstachler in German
Bibliographic References
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.