A first confirmed record of the Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricidae) in the United Arab Emirates

We report the first records of the Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica; Kerr, 1792) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), approximately 600km beyond its known range in Arabia.  Images of H. indica were taken by camera traps at two locations in Wadi Wurayah National Park (WWNP), Fujairah, in three...

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Main Authors: Maral K. Chreiki, Mark D. Steer, Sami Ullah Majeed, Swamiti Kakembo, Steve Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4093