Hystrix is a genus of porcupines containing most of the Old World porcupines. Fossils belonging to the genus date back to the late Miocene of Africa.
Hystrix (from Ancient Greek ὕστριξ (hústrix, “porcupine”) was given name by the 18th-century Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.
Species Genus Hystrix Subgenus Hystrix Hystrix africaeaustralis - Cape porcupine Hystrix cristata - African crested porcupine Hystrix indica - Indian crested porcupine Subgenus Acanthion Hystrix brachyura - Malayan porcupine or Himalayan crestless porcupine Hystrix javanica - Sunda porcupine Subgenus Thecurus Hystrix crassispinis - thick-spined porcupine Hystrix pumila - Philippine porcupine Hystrix sumatrae - Sumatran porcupine
Fossil species †Hystrix arayanensis - Late Miocene †Hystrix depereti - Pliocene †Hystrix kayae - Late Miocene †Hystrix leucurus - Pleistocene †Hystrix makapanensis - Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene †Hystrix paukensis - Late Miocene-Pliocene †Hystrix primigenia - Late Miocene-Pliocene †Hystrix refossa - Pleistocene †Hystrix suevica - Late Miocene †Hystrix velunensis - Pliocene
References
Nowak, Ronald M. (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1936 pp.