Sumatran porcupine: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Sumatran porcupine Hystrix sumatrae Least concern

Where the Sumatran porcupine lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 15 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Hystrix sumatrae
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Hystricidae

Where does the Sumatran porcupine live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sumatran porcupine in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

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 Sumatran porcupine endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Sumatran porcupine?

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

About the Sumatran porcupine

The Sumatran porcupine (Hystrix sumatrae) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where it is hunted for food.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sumatran porcupine (revision 1327832081), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q257082 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).