Order Rodentia - Family Hystricidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 1542 1544 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Hystrix (Acanthion) javanica F. Cuvier 1823 Hystrix (Acanthion) javanica F. Cuvier 1823 , Mem. Mus . Hist. Nat. Paris, 9: 431 . Type Locality: Indonesia , Java . Vernacular Names: Sunda Porcupine . Synonyms: Hystrix (Acanthion) brevispinosa Wagner 1844 ; Hystrix (Acanthion) ecaudata van der Hoeven and de Vriese 1836 ; Hystrix (Acanthion) javanicum (Cuvier 1823) ; Hystrix (Acanthion) sumbawae (Schwarz 1911) ; Hystrix (Acanthion) torquata van der Hoeven and de Vriese 1836 . Distribution: Java , Bali , Sumbawa, Flores , Lombok, Madura, Tonahdjampea, and S Sulawesi ( Indonesia ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Subgenus Acanthion . Formerly included in brachyura by Chasen (1940) , but see Van Weers (1979) .