Atherurus macrourus
Dublin Core
Title
Atherurus macrourus
Subject
Taxonomy
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia
Order : Rodentia
Family : Hystricidae
Genus : Atherurus
Species : Atherurus macrourus
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia
Order : Rodentia
Family : Hystricidae
Genus : Atherurus
Species : Atherurus macrourus
Common name/ vernacular name
- Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine (English)
- Brush-tailed Porcupine (English)
- Landak Batu (Malay)
- Landak Nibong (Malay)
- Landak Nibung (Malay)
- Landak Padi (Malay)
Description
Ecosystem role
Asiatic brush-tailed porcupines eat fallen seeds and may disperse some seeds. Such pits and holes created by porcupines can be an important small habitat for sensitive plants. Asiatic brush-tailed porcupines also burrow dens in rocks and soil, and tunneling may provide some aeration of the surrounding soil and create habitat for invertebrates and other, small vertebrates.
Asiatic brush-tailed porcupines eat fallen seeds and may disperse some seeds. Such pits and holes created by porcupines can be an important small habitat for sensitive plants. Asiatic brush-tailed porcupines also burrow dens in rocks and soil, and tunneling may provide some aeration of the surrounding soil and create habitat for invertebrates and other, small vertebrates.
Economic importance
Asiatic brush-tailed porcupines are hunted for their meat.
Asiatic brush-tailed porcupines are hunted for their meat.
Conservation status/action
Known to be one of the rarest porcupines in South Asia,[4] 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.
Known to be one of the rarest porcupines in South Asia,[4] 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.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Least Concern
Least Concern
Creator
Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source
Publisher
Intan Rabitah Mustafa
Contributor
Intan Rabitah Mustafa
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus, 1758), “Atherurus macrourus,” BIDARA, accessed February 4, 2026, https://bidara.uthm.edu.my/items/show/28.