Name - Hystrix cristata

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:89289 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758

• Hystrix cristata Kerr 1792

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Recent Publications

• Daily and seasonal activity patterns of the dorcas gazelle, scimitar-horned oryx, north-African ostrich and canids in an arid habitat.
• Porcupines in Italian islands: update on the distribution of Hystrix cristata in Sardinia.
• Porcupines in ancient Egypt? A prickly problem re-assessed.
• What do rattle quills tell? A morphological analysis of the rattling in the African crested porcupine.
• Press coverage and public perception of crested porcupines in urban and rural areas of Italy.

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