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--> GENUS Trichys
SPECIES Trichys fasciculata
Author: | Shaw, 1801. | Citation: | Gen. Zool., 2: 11. | Common Name: | Long-tailed Porcupine | Type Locality: | "Malacca", but no holotype. Van Weers (1976) designated a neotype from "Runuk Tanjong," Malaysia. | Distribution: | Borneo, Sumatra, Malaya. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Medway (1977:135) considered lipura a distinct species, but did not mention Van Weers (1976). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
guentheri Thomas, 1889 lipura Günther, 1877 macrotis Miller, 1903
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