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African Porcupine

Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis Peters 1852
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, Egypt Species List, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, Kissling et al, 2014, Angola Species List, Botswana Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Gabon Species List, Kenya Species List, Libya Species List, Malawi Species List, Namibia Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia EU, Indian Ocean Species List, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AF, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia SK, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, and Pantheria
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852
Species recognized by GBIF classification and Mozambique Species List
Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis Peters 1852
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), and GGBN data coverage
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Recognized by AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and BHL data coverage
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852
Species recognized by IUCN, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, TreatmentBank, GBIF data coverage, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Hystrix africaeaustralis
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Cape Porcupine -- Southern African Porcupine
prefer
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
Cape Porcupine
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin
South African Porcupine
prefer
Recognized by admin
Cape porcupine
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web, Paleobiology Database, AnAge, and Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)
African Porcupine preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Cape Crested Porcupine
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Ystervark preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

شيهم جنوب أفريقيا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Hoc'h-dreinek ar C'hab preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

南非豪豬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Kapski dikobraz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

dikobraz jihoafrický preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Zuid-Afrikaans stekelvarken preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Afrikanpiikikäs preferred
Recognized by admin
Afrikanpiikkisika
prefer
Recognized by admin

French

Porc-épic du Cap preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Südafrikanisches Stachelschwein preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

דרבן הכף preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

dél-afrikai sül preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ケープタテガミヤマアラシ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and admin

Korean

케이프호저 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Shádiʼááhjí Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ dahsánítsoh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

جوجه‌تیغی کیپ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Jeżozwierz południowoafrykański preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Porco-espinho preferred
Recognized by admin

Russian

Южноафриканский дикобраз preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Капско бодљикаво прасе preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Kapski dikobraz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Dikobraz juhoafrický preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Їжатець африканський preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Kaapske kjifstikelbaarch preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

شيهم جنوب افريقيا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

کیپ سیہ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Капско бодљикаво прасе preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Капско бодљикаво прасе preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

南非豪猪 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

南非豪猪 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

南非豪豬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

南非豪猪 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Ctenohystrica
Hystricognathi
Hystricidae
Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix subgen. Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 (this page)
Hystrix africaeaustralis africaeaustralis Peters 1852
Hystrix africaeaustralis zuluensis Roberts 1936
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix indica Kerr 1792

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Hystricomorpha Brandt 1855
Hystricognathi Brandt 1855
Hystricidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis Peters 1852 (this page)
Hystrix africaeaustralis africaeaustralis Peters 1852
Hystrix africaeaustralis zuluensis Roberts 1936
Hystrix (Hystrix) cristata Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix (Hystrix) indica Kerr 1792

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test

Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 (this page)
Hystrix africaeaustralis africaeaustralis Peters 1852
Hystrix africaeaustralis zuluensis Roberts 1936
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix indica Kerr 1792

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Ctenohystrica
Hystricognathi
Hystricidae
Hystrix
Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis Peters 1852 (this page)
Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis africaeaustralis Peters 1852
Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis zuluensis Roberts 1936
Hystrix (Acanthion) brachyura Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix (Acanthion) javanica (F. Cuvier 1823)
Hystrix (Hystrix) cristata Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix (Hystrix) indica Kerr 1792
Hystrix (Thecurus) crassispinis (Günther 1877)
Hystrix (Thecurus) pumila (Günther 1879)
Hystrix (Thecurus) sumatrae (Lyon 1907)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Hystricidae
Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 (this page)
Hystrix africaeaustralis africaeaustralis
Hystrix africaeaustralis zuluensis Roberts 1936
Hystrix arayanensis Sen 2001
Hystrix brachyura Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix crassispinis (Günther 1877)
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix depereti Sen 2001
Hystrix hodgsoni
Hystrix indica Kerr 1792
Hystrix javanica (F. Cuvier 1823)
Hystrix major Greenwood
Hystrix pumila (Günther 1879)
Hystrix sivalensis Lydekker 1878
Hystrix sumatrae (Lyon 1907)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Hystricomorpha Brandt 1855
Hystricognathi Brandt 1855
Hystricidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix subgen. Hystrix Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 (this page)
Hystrix africaeaustralis africaeaustralis Peters 1852
Hystrix africaeaustralis zuluensis Roberts 1936
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix indica Kerr 1792

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Hystricidae
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 (this page)
Atherurus africanus Gray 1842
Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus 1758)
Hystrix brachyura Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix crassispinis (Günther 1877)
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758
Hystrix indica Kerr 1792
Hystrix javanica (F. Cuvier 1823)
Hystrix pumila (Günther 1879)
Hystrix sumatrae (Lyon 1907)
Trichys fasciculata (Shaw 1801)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Hystricomorpha
Hystricidae
Hystrix
Hystrix africaeaustralis (this page)
Hystrix brachyura
Hystrix crassispinis
Hystrix cristata
Hystrix indica
unclassified Hystrix (in: Chordata)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Gliriformes
Glires
Rodentia
Hystricognatha
Hystricognathi
Hystricidae
Hystrix
Hystrix
Hystrix africaeaustralis (this page)
Hystrix africaeaustralis africaeaustralis
Hystrix africaeaustralis zuluensis
Hystrix cristata
Hystrix indica
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