- The Old
World porcupines, or
Hystricidae, are
large terrestrial rodents,
distinguished by the
spiny covering from
which they take
their name. They range...
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covers two
families of animals: the Old
World porcupines of the
family Hystricidae, and the New
World porcupines of the
family Erethizontidae. Both families...
- on the IUCN Red List. It
belongs to the Old
World porcupine family,
Hystricidae. The
Indian crested porcupine is a
large rodent,
weighing 11–18 kg (24–40 lb)...
- Bathyergidae:
African mole rats
Family Heterocephalidae:
naked mole-rat
Family Hystricidae: Old
World porcupines Family Petromuridae: d****ie rat
Family Thryonomyidae:...
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Himalayan porcupine (Hystrix brachyura) is a
species of
rodent in the
family Hystricidae.
Three subspecies are
extant in
South and
Southeast Asia. The Malayan...
- the
African crested porcupine, is a
species of
rodent in the
family Hystricidae native to Italy,
North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. The
adult crested...
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Sumatran porcupine (Hystrix sumatrae) is a
species of
rodent in the
family Hystricidae. It is
endemic to the
Indonesian island of Sumatra,
where it is hunted...
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porcupine (Hystrix cr****ispinis) is a
species of
rodent in the
family Hystricidae. It is
endemic to the
island of
Borneo and
found in Brunei, Indonesia...
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porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a
species of
rodent in the
family Hystricidae. It is
found in China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand...
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Palawan porcupine (Hystrix pumila) is a
species of
rodent in the
family Hystricidae (Old
World porcupines)
endemic to the
island of
Palawan in the Philippines...
