Indian crested porcupine: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Indian crested porcupine lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hystrix indica
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Hystricidae

Where does the Indian crested porcupine live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Indian crested porcupine in 10 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Indian crested porcupine endangered?

The Indian crested porcupine’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Indian crested porcupine?

The Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Hystricidae, genus Hystrix. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Indian crested porcupine

The Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) is a hystricomorph rodent species in the Old World porcupine family, Hystricidae. It is native to West Asia and South Asia and listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indian crested porcupine (revision 1381328167), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q741524 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).