Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Old World Porcupines

Common Name
Old World porcupines

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
  • To further filter your view of branches that FWS focuses on, see the FWS Focus column.
  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Hystricidae

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Subfamily0
Tribe0
Subtribe0
Genus3
Subgenus3
Species11
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies2
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa190

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomDeuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
InfraphylumGnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderRodentia
SuborderHystricomorpha
InfraorderHystricognathi
FamilyHystricidae

Viewing: descendants of Hystricidae