Old World Porcupine
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| Family | Fischer de Waldheim |
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| Scientific name | Hystricidae |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Mass | Crested porcupine |
| Indian crested porcupine | |
| Length | Indian crested porcupine |
| Malayan porcupine | |
| African brush-tailed porcupine | |
| Did you know | The 11 Old World porcupines tend to be fairly large, and have spikes grouped in clusters. |
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| ID | 940033 |
About Old World Porcupine
The Old World porcupines, or Hystricidae, are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by the spiny covering from which they take their name. They range over the south of Europe and the Levant, most of Africa, India, and the maritime Southeast Asia as far east as Flores.
Old World porcupine Photos
