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"The Old World porcupines (Family Hystricidae) are generally large terrestrial rodents. The major threats to their survival includes over-hunting primarily due to high demand for their meat that is thought to be of high medicinal value. This threat is further impacted by mass habitat destruction where forest is converted into agricultural land or human settlements. Despite their large and unique appearance, little is known with regards to their intrafamilial phylogenetic relationships. This is hampered by the limited DNA sequences that are available on public databases for species identification and comparison. In this study, the phylogenetic relationships among eight out of eleven extant species of Hystricidae were examined using a partial cytochrome b gene of the mitochondrial DNA. The first reference record of DNA sequence for all four species of porcupines in Malaysia (Atherurus macrourus, Hystrix brachyura, Thecurus crassispinis, and Trichys fasciculata) were made available in GenBank database. These reference sequences are crucial for species identification in a forensic case framework. The phylogeny supported the monophyly of the family Hystricidae. Except for Thecurus, the genera within Hystricidae: Atherurus, Hystrix, and Trichys formed distinct groups supporting their genus status with Trichys forming the basal group. Based on the positioning of Thecurus crassispinis within the Hystrix species group in the phylogeny tree, we suggested that Thecurus crassispinis to be systematically classified as Hystrix crassispinis. Within the genus Hystrix, further studies are needed to elucidate the relationships by including the remaining three species within the genus (Hystrix javanica, Hystrix pumila, and Hystrix sumatrae). Furthermore within Hystrix brachyura, additional studies are needed to investigate the regional populations structuring within their range countries in Southeast Asia to assist in the sustainable management and conservation of the species."

"Harimau sumatra (Panthera tigris sumatrae, Pocock 1929) adalah subspesies harimau dengan status konservasi kritis (Crtically Endangered) yang diakibatkan oleh perdagangan ilegal. Identifikasi molekular dengan menggunakan teknik Forensically Informative Nucleotide Sequencing (FINS) dibutuhkan. Penggunaan teknik FINS memanfaatkan daerah tertentu pada DNA mitokondria (mtDNA) sebagai markah, seperti Cytochrome b. Penelitian bertujuan untuk merancang primer spesifik harimau sumatra menggunakan gen Cyt b dan membandingkannya dengan penggunaan primer universal harimau (Panthera tigris) Tig117F/Tig231R dalam mendeteksi variasi haplotipe harimau sumatra. Studi ini perlu dilakukan untuk membantu proses identifikasi terkait informasi asal usul populasi sampel barang sitaan, sebagai langkah untuk mendukung upaya konservasi dan penegakan hukum atas kejahatan terhadap harimau sumatra melalui aplikasi forensik molekuler. Sebanyak 15 sampel dari asal lokasi yang berbeda diamplifikasi dan dianalisis dengan menggunakan primer yang dirancang dalam studi ini (Pts_Cytb) dan Tig. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa primer Pts_Cytb dapat digunakan untuk identifikasi harimau sumatra. Berdasarkan hasil rekonstruksi pohon filogenetik dan analisis haplotipe, primer Pts_Cytb dapat digunakan untuk mendeteksi variasi haplotipe harimau sumatra. Sebanyak empat haplotipe ditemukan tersebar pada wilayah asal sampel. Jumlah sampel yang terbatas menyebabkan persebaran haplotipe harimau sumatra secara keseluruhan belum dapat digambarkan.

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Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae, Pocock 1929) is a subspecies of tiger with critical conservation status (Crtically Endangered) resulting from illegal trade. Molecular identification using Forensically Informative Nucleotide Sequencing (FINS) techniques is required. The use of the FINS technique utilizes certain regions of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) as markers, such as Cytochrome b. The aim of this study was to design a specific primer for sumatran tigers using the Cyt b gene and to compare it with the use of a universal primer for tiger (Panthera tigris) Tig117F/Tig231R in detecting haplotype variations for sumatran tigers. This study needs to be carried out to assist the identification process regarding information on the origin of the population of confiscated samples, as a step to support conservation and law enforcement efforts for crimes against sumatran tigers through the application of molecular forensics. A total of 15 samples from different locations were amplified and analyzed using the primer designed in this study (Pts_Cytb) and Tig. The results of the analysis show that the Pts_Cytb primer can be used to identify the sumatran tiger. Based on the results of phylogenetic tree reconstruction and haplotype analysis, the Pts_Cytb primer can be used to detect sumatran tiger haplotype variations. A total of four haplotypes were found scattered in the area of origin of the samples. The limited number of samples meant that the overall distribution of Sumatran tiger haplotypes could not be described."