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Porcupine - Wikipedia Porcupines are large rodents with coats of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predators
Porcupine | Size, Diet, Facts | Britannica porcupine, any of several species of large, herbivorous, quill-bearing rodents active from early evening to dawn All have short stocky legs, but their tails range from short to long, some being prehensile
12 Prickly Porcupine Facts - Fact Animal The spiny outer protective layer of a porcupine resembles that of hedgehogs, which are not related The name porcupine comes from the Latin words ‘porcus’ and ‘spina’ which translate to mean ‘pig spine’, or ‘quill pig’
Porcupine - Facts, Diet Habitat Information - Animal Corner There are, in total, 27 species of porcupine belonging to the families, Erethizontidae or Hystricidae Porcupines (like monkeys) are divided into New World (Erethizontidae) and Old World (Hystricidae) porcupines and are quite different from each other and are not closely related
Porcupine Facts, Species, Diet, Habitat, Fun Facts On Porcupines What Is A Porcupine? A porcupine is a large rodent with a distinctive coat of protective quills There are 30 species of porcupine divided between two families: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) and Erethizontidae (New World porcupines) The two porcupine families are not closely related
Porcupine - U. S. National Park Service The North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) is a medium-sized rodent, typically weighing between 10 - 30 pounds It has a stocky build with a dense, coarse fur coat and, most notably, quills that cover its back, tail, and sides
Porcupine | Game Commission | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The porcupine is a blackish, quill-armored, slow-moving rodent with an appetite for tree bark and salt It lives in forests and often can be seen hunched into what appears to be a black ball high in a tree
North American porcupine - Wikipedia Porcupines are usually dark brown or black in color, with white highlights They have a stocky body, a small face, short legs, and a short, thick tail This species is the largest of the New World porcupines and is the second largest North American rodent, after the American beaver
Old World porcupine - Wikipedia The Old World porcupines, or Hystricidae, are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by the spiny covering from which they take their name They range over Southern Europe (Italy) and the Levant, [1] most of Africa, India, and Southeast Asia as far east as Flores