Hystricidae

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Hystricomorpha
Infraordo: Hystricognathi
Familia: Hystricidae
Genus: Atherurus - Hystrix - Trichys

Name

Hystricidae, Fischer de Waldheim, 1817

Vernacular names

English: Old World porcupine
Italiano: Istricidi
日本語: ヤマアラシ科
Türkçe: Oklu kirpigiller

References

• Hystricidae in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).