Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758 (crested porcupine)
Mammalia - Glires - Hystricidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 109640
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Hystrix according to O. Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Hystrix (Hystricops), Hystrix africaeaustralis, Hystrix arayanensis, Hystrix depereti, Hystrix primigenia
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): scapula 100.0 x 45.0