---
title: "Indisches Weißschwanz-Stachelschwein"
description: "Hystrix indica — Säugetiere. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/indian-crested-porcupine
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indisches Weißschwanz-Stachelschwein

> Hystrix indica — Säugetiere. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Hystrix indica*
- Category: `mammals` (Säugetiere)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2473
- Wikidata: [Q741524](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q741524)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44175](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44175)

## Names

- en: Indian Crested Porcupine
- de: Indisches Weißschwanz-Stachelschwein
- es: Puercoespín de la India
- fr: Porc-épic d'Inde
- nl: Witstaartstekelvarken
- pl: Jeżozwierz indyjski

## Countries with the most observations

IL (965), IN (568), LK (67), TR (57), IR (39), PK (37), KZ (23), PS (21), GE (14), SY (14), AM (13), TJ (10)

## Photo

![Indisches Weißschwanz-Stachelschwein](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-crested-porcupine/medium.jpg)

Photo: Iehllmore · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/323996243

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-crested-porcupine?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).