Malayan Porcupine
Hystrix brachyura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyHystricidae (Old World Porcupines)
- GenusHystrix
- SpeciesHystrix brachyura (Malayan Porcupine)
Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park
Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine
Atherurus macrourus
Himalayan Striped Squirrel
Tamiops mcclellandii
Gray-bellied Squirrel
Callosciurus caniceps
Black Giant Squirrel
Ratufa bicolor
Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Menetes berdmorei
Pallas's Squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus
Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Chiropodomys gliroides
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista philippensis
Greater Bandicoot-rat
Bandicota indica
Chestnut White-bellied Rat
Niviventer fulvescens
Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel
Dremomys rufigenis
Oriental House Rat
Rattus tanezumi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Malayan Porcupine in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Malayan Porcupine sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Malayan Porcupine in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Malayan Porcupine in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.