Hystrix (Thecurus) sumatrae Lyon 1907

Hystrix (Thecurus) sumatrae Lyon 1907, Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., 32: 583.

Type Locality: Indonesia, E coast of Sumatra, Aru Bay.

Vernacular Names: Sumatran Porcupine.

Distribution: Sumatra.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Thecurus . Treated as a subspecies of crassispinis by Chasen (1940), but see Van Weers (1978).