Hystrix cristata

Hystrix cristata

Taxonavigation

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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
Infraordo: Phiomorpha
Familia: Hystricidae
Genus: Hystrix
Species: Hystrix cristata

Name

Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758

Type Locality: Rome, Italy

Reference

• Hystrix cristata Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gewöhnliches Stachelschwein
English: Crested Porcupine, North African Crested Porcupine
Español: Puercoespín común
Nederlands: Gewoon stekelvarken
日本語: アフリカタテガミアマヤマアラシ
Suomi: Piikkisika
Svenska: Vanligt piggsvin
Volapük: hüstrid

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