Long-tailed porcupine: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the long-tailed porcupine lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Trichys fasciculata
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Hystricidae

Where does the long-tailed porcupine live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-tailed porcupine in 2 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 long-tailed porcupine endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the long-tailed porcupine?

The long-tailed porcupine (Trichys fasciculata) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Hystricidae, genus Trichys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the long-tailed porcupine

The long-tailed porcupine (Trichys fasciculata) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. It is the only species in the genus Trichys.

It is a brown, rat-like animal covered in bristles except for its head and underneath its body. Its long tail can fall off when grabbed by predators, but does not regenerate.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-tailed porcupine (revision 1342447070), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q949010 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).