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Material Entity: specimen

Disposition: In collection

Identifier Status: ACTIVE

Last Update: June 3, 2025

Identification

Accepted Name

Hystrix indica Kerr, 1792

Taxonomy

Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Hystricidae > Hystrix

Name According to

Catalogue of Life

Original Name

Hystrix indica

Taxonomy Original Name

Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Hystricidae > Hystrix > indica

Status Original Name

accepted species

Resolving State

resolved on species level

Gathering

Country

Afghanistan (Asia)

Locality

Kandahar, Kandahar Air Field

Latitude | Longitude

31.5011 | 65.8453

Collector(s)

K. Price

Collector's number

SCP 2411

Collection Date

2013-01-02

Collecting Source

not provided

Specimen

GUID/Occurrence ID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33f2e6d3a-7ad4-4917-baba-041bcfa00974

Catalog Number

601051

Collection Code

Mammals

Institution Code

USNM

Institution Full Name

National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Record Basis

PreservedSpecimen

Sample Type

specimen

Establishment Means

not provided

Dataset Description

NMNH Extant Specimen Records (USNM, US)
Description	Public records of accessioned specimens and observations curated by the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. These data are from the Departments of Botany, Entomology, Invertebrate Zoology and Vertebrate Zoology (Amphibians & Reptiles, Birds, Fishes, and Mammals) and include more than 270,000 primary type specimen records.
Rights	To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
Citation	Orrell T, (2022): NMNH Extant Specimen Records (USNM, US). v1.53. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Dataset/Occurrence. https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/ipt/resource?r=nmnh_extant_dwc-a&v=1.53
Contacts
IPT Administrator
Informatics Office, informaticshelp@si.edu , P.O. Box 37012, MRC 136, DC US, 20013-7012, 202-633-0850
Information Management
Chris Tuccinardi, tuccinar@si.edu , P.O. Box 37012, MRC 166, DC US, 20013-7012, 202-633-0900
Data Manager
Karen Reed, reedk@si.edu , Museum Support Center, MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road, MD US, 20746, 301-238-1763
Collections Information Manager
Jessica Bird, birdj@si.edu , P.O. Box 37012, MRC 165, DC US, 20013-7012, 502-599-3157
Collection Manager
Jeff Williams, williamsjt@si.edu , Museum Support Center, MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road, MD US, 20746, 301-238-1736
Database Coordinator
Kenneth Tighe, tighek@si.edu , Museum Support Center, MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road, MD US, 20746, 301-238-1726
Museum Specialist
Brian Schmidt, schmidtb@si.edu , P.O. Box 37012, MRC 116, DC US, 20013-7012, 202-633-0796
Scientific Data Manager
Ingrid Rochon, rochoni@si.edu , P.O. Box 37012, MRC 108, DC US, 20013-7012, 202-633-1247