Hystrix
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Hystricidae
Genus: Hystrix
Species (8): H. africaeaustralis – H. brachyura – H. crassispinis – H. cristata – H. indica – H. javanica – H. pumila – H. sumatrae
Name
editHystrix Linnaeus, 1758: 56 [conserved name]
- Type species: Hystrix cristata, by subsequent designation by Sclater (1901: 89).
- Gender: feminine.
- Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 75 (1922: 37).
References
editPrimary references
edit- Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
- International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature 1922. Opinion 75. Twenty-seven generic names of Protozoa, Vermes, Pisces, Reptilia and Mammalia included in the Official List of Zoological Names. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(1): 35–37. BHL Reference page.
Vernacular names
editčeština: Dikobraz
Deutsch: Eigentliche Stachelschweine
English: Old World Porcupines
polski: Jeżozwierz
ไทย: เม่นใหญ่
Deutsch: Eigentliche Stachelschweine
English: Old World Porcupines
polski: Jeżozwierz
ไทย: เม่นใหญ่