Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus 1758)
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Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL
[Hystrix] macrourus Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 57.
Type Locality: "Habitat in Asia", restricted to Malaysia, Malacca by Lyon (1907:584).
Vernacular Names: Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine.
Synonyms: Atherurus angustiramus Mohr 1964 ; Atherurus assamensis Thomas 1921 ; Atherurus hainanus Allen 1906 ; Atherurus pemangilis Robinson 1912 ; Atherurus retardatus Mohr 1964 ; Atherurus stevensi Thomas 1925 ; Atherurus terutaus Lyon 1907 ; Atherurus tionis Thomas 1908 ; Atherurus zygomatica Miller 1903 .
Distribution: E Assam ( India), Szeechwas, Yunnan, Hupei, and Hainan ( China) to Malaya, Sumatra, and adjacent islands, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Burma.
Conservation: IUCN – Endangered as A. m. assamensis , otherwise Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Includes angustiramus , assamensis , hainanus , retardatus , stevensi , terutaus , tionis , and zygomatica ( Van Weers, 1977) .
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