550 MALACCA HEDGEHOG. 



with yellowish bristles, among which were inter- 

 mixed some that were black, and much longer 

 than the others. 



Both the above animals are considered by Mr. 

 Pennant as the same species, which he names the 

 Asiatic Hedgehog. It is, according to Mr. Pen- 

 nant, as large as a Rabbet when full-grown ; and 

 not only burrows on land, but frequents shallow 

 waters. Mr. Pennant also adds, that, during the 

 time of its lying torpid, its hair falls off. In Dr. 

 Gmelin's edition of the Systema Naturae, the Ten- 

 drac and the Tanrec are kept distinct, under the 

 names of Erinaceus setosus and E. ecaudatus. But 

 Mr. Pennant's idea seems most probable, viz. that 

 both constitute but one species, and that those de- 

 scribed by the Count de BurFon had not arrived at 

 their full growth. It is remarkable, however, that 

 Sonnerat, in his description of the Tendrak, says it 

 measures but seven inches when full-grown. 



MALACCA HEDGEHOG. 



Erinaceus Malaccensis. E. auriculis pendulis. Lin. Syst. Nat. 



P-1S- 

 Hedgehog with long spines and pendulous ears. 



Porcus aculeatus, seu Hystrix Malaccensis. Seb. I. p. 81. t. 51. 



Hystrix brachyura. Lin. Syst. Nat. ed. X. p. 57. 

 Malacca Porcupine. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 123. 



THIS species, which seems to have been first 

 described and figured by Seba, has so completely 



