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'''''Acanthion''''' is a [[Subgenus]] of [[Old World porcupine]]s. This subgenus contains the relatively smaller [[Hystrix]] species with comparatively smaller nasals. The extant species have only one black ring or coloured part on the quills.<ref name =weers>van Weers, DJ (2005) A taxonomic revision of the Pleistocene Hystrix (Hystricidae, Rodentia) from Eurasia with notes on the evolution of the family. ''Contribution to Zoology'', 74 (3/4) [http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ctz;cc=ctz;rgn=main;view=text;idno=m7403a07 LINK]</ref>. |
'''''Acanthion''''' is a [[Subgenus|subgenus]] of [[Old World porcupine]]s. This subgenus contains the relatively smaller [[Hystrix]] species with comparatively smaller nasals. The extant species have only one black ring or coloured part on the quills.<ref name =weers>van Weers, DJ (2005) A taxonomic revision of the Pleistocene Hystrix (Hystricidae, Rodentia) from Eurasia with notes on the evolution of the family. ''Contribution to Zoology'', 74 (3/4) [http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ctz;cc=ctz;rgn=main;view=text;idno=m7403a07 LINK]</ref>. |
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| Himalayan Crestless Porcupine H. b. hodgsoni from India | |
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| Genus: | Linnaeus, 1758
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| Subgenus: | F. Cuvier, 1823
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Acanthion is a subgenus of Old World porcupines. This subgenus contains the relatively smaller Hystrix species with comparatively smaller nasals. The extant species have only one black ring or coloured part on the quills.[2].
Included taxa
Hystrix (Acanthion) javanica F. Cuvier, 1823
Hystrix (A.) brachyura Linnaeus, 1758
Hystrix (A.) b. brachyura Linnaeus, 1758
Hystrix (A.) b. hodgsoni Gray, 1847
Hystrix (A.) b. subcristata Swinhoe, 1870
Hystrix (A.) b. punungensis subsp. nov.
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References
- ^ Template:IUCN2008
- ^ van Weers, DJ (2005) A taxonomic revision of the Pleistocene Hystrix (Hystricidae, Rodentia) from Eurasia with notes on the evolution of the family. Contribution to Zoology, 74 (3/4) LINK