Atherurus F. Cuvier 1829

Atherurus F. Cuvier 1829, Dict. Sci. Nat., 59: 483.

Type Species: Hystrix macroura Linnaeus 1758

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Atherurus africanus Gray 1842

Species Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus 1758)

Discussion: See Van Weers (1977:213).