HYSTRICIDAE G. Fischer, 1817

Denys, Christiane, Missoup, Alain Didier, Nicolas, Violaine, Sylla, Morlaye, Douno, Mory, Kadjo, Blaise, Lalis, Aude & Monadjem, Ara, 2025, Annotated checklist of rodents from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), Zoosystema 47 (27), pp. 617-689 : 658

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2025v47a27
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17441488
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scientific name	HYSTRICIDAE G. Fischer, 1817
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In sub-Saharan Africa two genera are recorded: Hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 and Atherurus Cuvier, 1829 . Atherurus is considered a forest inhabitant while Hystrix is more a savanna species. Both genera are found on Mount Nimba but are rarely seen. They are both highly appreciated bushmeat and are sold in the markets and restaurants in Yekepa, Saniquellie and other Guinean villages ( Dufour 2006; Bene et al. 2013).

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
Family	Hystricidae

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