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--> ORDER RODENTIA
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--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Hystricidae
GENUS Hystrix
Author: | Linnaeus, 1758. | Citation: | Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 56. | Type Species: | Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758. | Comments: | Divided into three subgenera: Acanthion, Hystrix, and Thecurus (see Van Weers, 1978; 1979). |
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