Serial no: 3640
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ຫອນ
Brush-tailed Porcupine

Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus, 1758)


Animals
Mammals

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Local name:
ໄທ: ອົ້ນຫາງພວງ. ຊື່ສາມັນ: Brush-tailed Porcupine ແລະ Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine.

Synonyms :
Hystrix macroura Linnaeus, 1758

Family:
Hystricidae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:
N/A

Invasiveness :
N/A

IUCN status :
Least concern

Lao official status :
N/A

Use
Use types:
Food

Comments on use types:

Domestication:
N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:
N/A

Value chains:
N/A

Nutrition
Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:
N/A

Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A

References
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References:
ຈອຫ໌ນ ພາຣ໌, ກະມົນ ໂກມົນຜະລິດ ແລະ ມົງຄົນ ວົງກາລາສິນ. (1999). ສັດລຽງລູກດ້ວຍນ້ຳນົມໃນປະເທດລາວ. ກົມປ່າໄມ້, ກະຊວງກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້.
Dash, S.K., Chettri, A., Naha, D., Sathyakumar, S. (2021). First report of the Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine Atherurus macrourus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricidae) from West Bengal, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 13(1): 17561–17563.
Coppola, F., Guerrieri, D., Simoncini, A., Varuzza, P., Vecchio, G., Felicioli, A. (2020). Evidence of scavenging behaviour in crested porcupine. Scientific Reports, 10:12297.

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