Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874
see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
Subdivision Bilateralia
Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Subclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
see Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
Suborder Hystricomorpha Brandt, 1855
Superfamily Hystricoidea Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
Family Hystricidae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817 - Old World porcupines
Genus Atherurus Cuvier, 1829 - brush-tailed porcupines
Atherurus turneri St. Leger, 1932
see Atherurus africanus turneri St. Leger, 1932