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Hystrix cristata Trusted
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Atherurus africanus Trusted
© Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals
Hystrix africaeaustralis Trusted
© Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals
Cavia aperea Trusted • Chinchilla lanigera Trusted • Ctenomys conoveri Trusted ... more taxon associations
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Found in 4 classifications
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Rob de Ruiter commented on an older version of "Crested Porcupine":
In this article a gestation period of 66 days is mentioned. This seems rather sho... more
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Rob de Ruiter added the common name "Gewöhnliches Stachelschwein" to "Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758".
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Robert Hole, Jr marked "Malayan Porcupine" as trusted on the "Hystrix brachyura" page.
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Michаel Frаnkis set "File:Hystrix africaeaustralis.jpg" as an exemplar on "Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters, 1852".
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Valter Jacinto added the common name "Porco-espinho" to "Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters, 1852".
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