Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia (16266)Phylum Chordata (708)
Class Mammalia (111)
Order Rodentia (40)
Family Hystricidae (1)
Genus Hystrix (1)
Species Hystrix indica
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Hystrix indica ✓
Species in validated by: Bukhnikashvili A., Kandaurov A., Natradze I.
Indian Crested Porcupine, ინდური მაჩვზღარბა
Occurrences of Hystrix indica
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Occurrence ID: 26761
Scientific Name: Hystrix indica
Basis of Record: HumanObservation
Event Date: 0000-00-00
Locality: Chachuna steppes
Decimal Latitude: 41.272384
Decimal Longitude: 45.935146
Associated References: Bukhnikashvili A. 2004. Cadastre of small mammals (Insectivora, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Rodentia) of Georgia, Tbilisi, Tbilisi State University Publishing House, 144 p.
Georgian biodiversity database contains 4 occurrences of Hystrix indica
| Occurrence ID | Basis of Record | Locality | Recorded By | Decimal Latitude | Decimal Longitude |
| 26761 | HumanObservation | Chachuna steppes | 41.272384 | 45.935146 | |
| 26762 | HumanObservation | Kotsakhura gorge | 41.260162 | 46.05209 | |
| 26763 | HumanObservation | Dali water shed | 41.346982 | 45.777594 | |
| 26764 | HumanObservation | firosmani | 41.324749 | 46.63913 |
Information from GBIF about Hystrix indica
GBIF scientific name: Hystrix indica Kerr, 1792
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED
Conservation Status
This section is under construction
National Red List Status: LC
IUCN Red List Status: LC
Protection status: Not defined
Reason: N/A
Trend: Stable
Native/Introduced: Native
Comment: **
Georgian Name: ინდური მაჩვზღარბა
English Name: Indian Crested Porcupine
SubSpecies: H.i. hyrsutirostris
Taxonomy according to: www.redlist.org
References: Bukhnikashvili, A. & Kandaurov, A., 2002. The annotated list of mammals of Georgia. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology, Tbilisi, XXI: 319-379
Evaluated By: Bukhnikashvili A., Kandaurov A., Natradze I.
Date evaluated: Nov 2021
