Acanthion
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Acanthion is a subgenus
of Old World porcupine
s. This subgenus contains the smaller Hystrix
species with comparatively smaller nasals. The extant species have only one black ring or coloured part on the quills..
Hystrix (A.) brachyura Linnaeus, 1758
Hystrix (A.) b. brachyura Linnaeus, 1758
Hystrix (A.) b. hodgsoni Gray, 1847
Hystrix (A.) b. subcristata Swinhoe, 1870
Hystrix (A.) b. punungensis subsp. nov.'
Subgenus
In biology, a subgenus is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.In zoology, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic name and the specific epithet: e.g. the Tiger Cowry of the Indo-Pacific, Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, which...
of Old World porcupine
Old World porcupine
The Old World porcupines, or Hystricidae, are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by the spiny covering from which they take their name. They range over the south of Europe, most of Africa, India, and the Maritime Southeast Asia as far east as Borneo...
s. This subgenus contains the smaller Hystrix
Hystrix
Hystrix is a genus of porcupine that contains what are the best known and most distinctive of the Old World porcupines.-Species:*Genus Hystrix**Subgenus Thecurus***Hystrix crassispinis - Thick-spined Porcupine...
species with comparatively smaller nasals. The extant species have only one black ring or coloured part on the quills..
Included taxa
Hystrix (Acanthion) javanica F. Cuvier, 1823Hystrix (A.) brachyura Linnaeus, 1758
Hystrix (A.) b. brachyura Linnaeus, 1758
Hystrix (A.) b. hodgsoni Gray, 1847
Hystrix (A.) b. subcristata Swinhoe, 1870
Hystrix (A.) b. punungensis subsp. nov.'