Hystrix (Acanthion) brachyura Linnaeus 1758

Hystrix (Acanthion) brachyura Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 57.

Type Locality: Malaysia, Malacca.

Vernacular Names: Malayan Porcupine.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Hystrix (Acanthion) brachyura subsp. brachyura Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Hystrix (Acanthion) brachyura subsp. bengalensis Blyth 1851

Subspecies Hystrix (Acanthion) brachyura subsp. hodgsoni Gray 1847

Subspecies Hystrix (Acanthion) brachyura subsp. subcristata Swinhoe 1870

Subspecies Hystrix (Acanthion) brachyura subsp. yunnanensis Anderson 1878

Distribution: Nepal, Sikkim, and Assam (India), C and S China, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Malay Isls of Pinang, Singapore.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subgenus Acanthion (Van Weers, 1979:233); also see Lekagul and McNeely (1988:492).