Sumatran porcupine killed by a truck in central Sumatra
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Hystricidae
Genus:
Hystrix
Species:
H. sumatrae
Binomial name
Hystrix sumatrae
(Lyon, 1907)
The Sumatran porcupine (Hystrix sumatrae) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where it is hunted for food.[1]
^ abAmori, G.; Aplin, K. (2016). "Hystrix sumatrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10754A22231673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10754A22231673.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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