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Malayan porcupine
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The Malayan porcupine or Himalayan porcupine (Hystrix brachyura) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae.[4] Three subspecies are extant in South and Southeast Asia.
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Malayan porcupine | |
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Hystrix brachyura, Malayan porcupine - Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Hystricidae |
Genus: | Hystrix |
Species: | H. brachyura |
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Hystrix brachyura | |
Subspecies | |
H. b. brachyura | |
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