Porcupines are large rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that protect against predators. The term covers two families of animals, the Old World porcupines of family Hystricidae, and the New World porcupines of family Erethizontidae. Both families belong to the infraorder Hystricognathi within the profoundly diverse order Rodentia and display superficially similar coats of quills: despite this, the two groups are distinct from each other and are not closely related to each other within the Hystricognathi.
Citrus hystrix, called the kaffir lime, makrut lime or Mauritius papeda, is a citrus fruit native to tropical Southeast Asia and southern China.
Rhapidophyllum hystrix, the needle palm, is a palm, the sole member of the genus Rhapidophyllum. It is native to coastal margins of the subtropical eastern Gulf and south Atlantic states of the United States. Endemic populations can be found from coastal southeast South Carolina, southward to Florida and west across the coastal plain of Mississippi and southern Alabama. It is one of the most cold-hardy palms in the world, and can be found growing in several areas with warm temperate climates.
The Cape porcupine or South African porcupine,, is a species of Old World porcupine native to central and southern Africa.
The Indian crested porcupine, or Indian porcupine, is a large species of hystricomorph rodent belonging to the Old World porcupine family, Hystricidae. It is native to southern Asia and the Middle East.
Hystrix is a genus of porcupines containing most of the Old World porcupines. Fossils belonging to the genus date back to the late Miocene of Africa.
The crested porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae found in Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.
Acanthicus is a genus of large, South American suckermouth armored catfishes native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and possibly in Guyana. The name Acanthicus is derived from the Greek, akanthikos meaning thorny, spiny. Fish of this genus are known as lyre-tail plecos. These species are found in large rivers, primarily in areas with a rocky bottom and a moderate or strong current.
Papeda or papaeda is the common name for a group of citrus native to tropical Asia that are hardy and slow growing, and produce unpalatable fruit. Walter Tennyson Swingle segregated these species into a separate subgenus, Papeda. It included the Ichang lemon, yuzu, kaffir lime, kabosu, sudachi, and a number of wild and uncultivated species and hybrids. Recent genetic analysis shows the papedas to be distributed among distinct branches of the citrus phylogenetic tree, and hence Swingle's proposed subgenus is polyphyletic and not a valid taxonomic grouping, but the term persists as a common name.
Elymus hystrix, known as eastern bottlebrush grass, or bottle-brush-grass, is a bunchgrass in the grass family, Poaceae. It is native to the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada.
Ichthyosis hystrix is a group of rare skin disorders in the ichthyosis family of skin disorders characterized by massive hyperkeratosis with an appearance like spiny scales. This term is also used to refer to a type of epidermal nevi with extensive bilateral distribution.
Acanthion is a subgenus of Old World porcupines in the genus Hystrix. It contains two species, H. javanica and H. brachyura, the smaller species with comparatively smaller nasals. The extant species have only one black ring or coloured part on the quills.
Cloniocerini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the Lamiinae subfamily. It was described by Lacordaire in 1872. It contains the single genus Cloniocerus, and the following species:
Cloniocerus albosticticus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1940.
Cloniocerus bohemanni is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by White in 1855.
Cloniocerus constrictus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Fahraeus in 1872.
Cloniocerus kraussii is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by White in 1855. It is known from Mozambique, Angola, Madagascar, Zambia, and South Africa.
Cloniocerus lamellicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1950. It is known from Kenya.
Cloniocerus ochripennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1940. It is known from Tanzania.
