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genus

Hystrix

Hystrix is a genus in the family Hystricidae. This database currently files 12 species under it, 1 of them threatened.

Species filed
12
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
0
With a free photo
67%
Weight range
2.74 kg – 23 kg

Best-known members of Hystrix

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Hystrix?

8 of 12 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
VUVulnerable113%
LCLeast Concern788%

All species in Hystrix

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Crested porcupineHystrix cristataHystricidaeLeast Concern16.3 kgNot recorded
Indian crested porcupineHystrix indicaHystricidaeLeast Concern12.4 kgNot recorded
Malayan porcupineHystrix brachyuraHystricidaeLeast Concern8.45 kgNot recorded
Cape porcupineHystrix africaeaustralisHystricidaeLeast Concern14.9 kgNot recorded
Sunda porcupineHystrix javanicaHystricidaeLeast Concern23 kgNot recorded
Philippine porcupineHystrix pumilaHystricidaeVulnerable2.74 kgNot recorded
Sumatran porcupineHystrix sumatraeHystricidaeLeast Concern3.26 kgNot recorded
Thick-spined porcupineHystrix crassispinisHystricidaeLeast Concern5.45 kgNot recorded
Not recordedHystrix paukensisHystricidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcanthion cuvieriHystricidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcanthion flemingiiHystricidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHystrix majorHystricidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded