Hystrix indica Kerr, 1792
Asia Minor, Palestine, Arabia, Turkestan, India, Sri Lanka. See [maps]Indian Crested Porcupine
Hystrix cristata var. indica Kerr, 1792; (India)
aharonii ; (Palestine)
hirsutirostris ; (SW. of Caspian Sea)
leucurus
mersinae ; (Asia Minor)
mesopotamica
naryensis ; (Kirgizia)
satunini ; (Turkmenia)
schmidtzi
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758
N.Africa (Morocco - Libya), Sicily, Italy, South of Sahara (Senegal - Ethiopia), N.Tanzania. See [maps]North African Crested Porcupine
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758; (Italy)
europaea
alba
cuvieri ; (N. Africa)
?daubentoni
occidanea
galeata ; (E. Africa)
28.1.1998 (2)
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Hystricidae
Asia Minor, Palestine, Arabia, Turkestan, India, Sri Lanka. See [maps]
Indian Crested Porcupine
N.Africa (Morocco - Libya), Sicily, Italy, South of Sahara (Senegal - Ethiopia), N.Tanzania. See [maps]
North African Crested Porcupine