Species of Thailand
Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
Binomial name: Atherurus macrourus, Carolus Linnaeus, 1758
The Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species of rodent in the Hystricidae family.
It is found in China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The synonyms of this species are Atherurus assamensis (Thomas, 1921), and Atherurus macrourus (Thomas, 1921) subspecies assamensis.
It is a nocturnal and fossorial species occurring in subtropical and tropical montane forests. It is found on the forest floor, often in areas with profuse undergrowth interspersed with cane and bamboo brakes and palms (Molur et al. 2005). It constructs burrows, which may be occupied by up to three animals. Two litters of a single young are born after a gestation period of 100 to 110 days (Smith and Xie 2008).
The species is protected under Schedule II of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, though not listed in CITES. It has been recorded from Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh, India (Molur et al. 2005). It is present in a number of protected areas in Southeast Asia.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Hystricidae
- Genus
- Atherurus
- Species
- Atherurus macrourus
Synonyms
- Atherurus assamensis, Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (1921)
- Atherurus macrourus, Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (1921)
- Hystrix macroura, Carolus Linnaeus (1758)
- Hystrix macrourus, Carolus Linnaeus (1758)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
Range map of Atherurus macrourus in Thailand
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