Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus 1758)

[Hystrix] macrourus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 57.

Type Locality: "Habitat in Asia", restricted to Malaysia, Malacca by Lyon (1907:584).

Vernacular Names: Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine.

Synonyms: Atherurus angustiramus Mohr 1964; Atherurus assamensis Thomas 1921; Atherurus hainanus Allen 1906; Atherurus pemangilis Robinson 1912; Atherurus retardatus Mohr 1964; Atherurus stevensi Thomas 1925; Atherurus terutaus Lyon 1907; Atherurus tionis Thomas 1908; Atherurus zygomatica Miller 1903 .

Distribution: E Assam (India), Szeechwas, Yunnan, Hupei, and Hainan (China) to Malaya, Sumatra, and adjacent islands, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Burma.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered as A. m. assamensis, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Includes angustiramus, assamensis, hainanus, retardatus, stevensi, terutaus, tionis, and zygomatica (Van Weers, 1977) .