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Brush Tailed Porcupine

Atherurus F. Cuvier 1829

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Atherurus F. Cuvier 1829
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Atherurus
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Atherurus
Recognized by AnAge articles, Kissling et al, 2014, and Furui 2020
Atherurus F. Cuvier 1829
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Hystrix macroura Linnaeus 1758
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Hystrix Linnaeus, 1758)
Aterurus
Synonym according to NCBI
Atherurus
Harvest ancestor according to Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, GBIF national node type records UK, NMNH type specimens, Paleobiology Database, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group

Common Names

English

Brush-tailed Porcupines
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Recognized by admin
Brush-tailed porcupine preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

نيص ذو ذيل الفرشاة preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

帚尾豪猪属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

osinák preferred
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Finnish

Tupsupiikikkäät preferred
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French

Athérure preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Quastenstachler preferred
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Hebrew

דרבן עב-זנב preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

フサオヤマアラシ属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Korean

붓꼬리호저 preferred
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Malay

Landak Batu preferred
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Norwegian

børstehalepiggsvin preferred
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Persian

تشی دم‌فرچه‌ای preferred
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Polish

Jeżatka preferred
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Swedish

Kvastpiggsvin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Їжатка preferred
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Arz

نيص ذو ذيل الفرشاه preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Atherurus F. Cuvier 1829

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Ctenohystrica
Hystricognathi
Hystricidae
Atherurus F. Cuvier 1829 (this page)
Atherurus africanus Gray 1842
Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus 1758)
Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Trichys Günther 1877

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Hystricomorpha Brandt 1855
Hystricognathi Brandt 1855
Hystricidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Atherurus F. Cuvier 1829 (this page)
Atherurus africanus Gray 1842
Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus 1758)
Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Trichys Günther 1877

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Atherurus F. Cuvier 1829 (this page)
Atherurus africanus Gray 1842
Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus 1758)
Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Trichys Günther 1877

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Ctenohystrica
Hystricognathi
Hystricidae
Atherurus (this page)
Atherurus africanus Gray 1842
Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus 1758)
Hystrix
Trichys

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Atherurus F. Cuvier 1829 (this page)
Atherurus africanus Gray 1842
Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus 1758)
Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Trichys Günther 1877

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Hystricidae
Atherurus F. Cuvier 1829 (this page)
Atherurus africanus Gray 1842
Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus 1758)
Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Trichys Günther 1876

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Hystricomorpha Brandt 1855
Hystricognathi Brandt 1855
Hystricidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Atherurus F. Cuvier 1829 (this page)
Atherurus africanus Gray 1842
Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus 1758)
Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Trichys Günther 1877

NCBI

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cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Hystricomorpha
Hystricidae
Atherurus (this page)
Atherurus africanus
Atherurus macrourus
Hystrix
Trichys

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Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Gliriformes
Glires
Rodentia
Hystricognatha
Hystricognathi
Hystricidae
Atherurus (this page)
Atherurus africanus
Atherurus assamensis
Atherurus macrourus
Atherurus stevensi
Atherurus tionis
Atherurinae
Hystrix
Trichys
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