Hystrix (Acanthion) javanica F. Cuvier 1823

Hystrix (Acanthion) javanica F. Cuvier 1823, Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 9: 431.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Java.

Vernacular Names: Sunda Porcupine.

Synonyms: Hystrix (Acanthion) brevispinosa Wagner 1844; Hystrix (Acanthion) ecaudata van der Hoeven and de Vriese 1836; Hystrix (Acanthion) javanicum (Cuvier 1823); Hystrix (Acanthion) sumbawae (Schwarz 1911); Hystrix (Acanthion) torquata van der Hoeven and de Vriese 1836 .

Distribution: Java, Bali, Sumbawa, Flores, Lombok, Madura, Tonahdjampea, and S Sulawesi (Indonesia).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Acanthion . Formerly included in brachyura by Chasen (1940), but see Van Weers (1979).