The Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) is a hystricomorph rodent species native to southern Asia and the Middle East. (wikipedia.org)
There are three species in the genus Hystrix, including H. indica , which derives its common name, crested porcupine, from its ability to form a crest by erecting the quills on the head, back, and nape. (howstuffworks.com)
Hystricidae (the Old World porcupines), which includes three distinguishable genera (Hystrix, Atherurus, Trichys), is one of the four families contained in the infraorder Phiomorpha. (agnostic.com)
Cute Malayan porcupine, Himalayan porcupine, Large porcupine (Hystrix brachyur), a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. (lifewithvernonhoward.com)
Hystrix brachyura, more commonly known as Malayan (or Himalayan Crestless) Porcupine is very common throughout Thailand's forests and whilst they can be seen in the day, if disturbed, they are mainly nocturnal. (wildlifethailand.com)
Indeed we have photographs and videos of Hystrix brachyura foraging on the surface with one other, and sometimes two other, porcupines quite commonly. (wildlifethailand.com)
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Each quill is connected to a muscle at its base, allowing the porcupine to raise its quills when it feels threatened. (wikipedia.org)
The base of the tail contains shorter quills that appear white in color, with longer, hollow quills that the porcupine can rattle to produce a warning sound when threatened. (wikipedia.org)
When excited or scared, a porcupine stands its quills up to appear larger. (wikipedia.org)
Porcupines are large rodents with coats of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predation . (wikipedia.org)
[1] [2] Both families belong to the infraorder Hystricognathi within the profoundly diverse order Rodentia and display superficially similar coats of rigid or semi-rigid quills, which are modified hairs composed of keratin. (wikipedia.org)
The two subfamilies of New World porcupines are mostly smaller (although the North American porcupine reaches about 85 cm or 33 in in length and 18 kg or 40 lb), have their quills attached singly rather than grouped in clusters, and are excellent climbers, spending much of their time in trees. (wikipedia.org)
When that doesn't work, the porcupine turns around and rams the predator with its quills. (howstuffworks.com)
Cape porcupines' bodies are covered with flat, bristly hairs, and they have large quills on their posterior back and sides that range from a couple of inches to a foot in length. (zoonewengland.org)
Porcupines also have a group of hollow quills on their tails which rattle when shaken. (zoonewengland.org)
When threatened by predators, Cape porcupines will hide in their shelter when available with their heads facing in and their quills erect, which makes them almost impossible to dislodge. (zoonewengland.org)
Porcupines don't actually "shoot" their quills, but shed them upon impact, so they become imbedded in an attacker. (zoonewengland.org)
Their impressive display is mainly used in response to a threat, although they can and do erect and rattle their quills when faced with an unknown porcupine. (zoonewengland.org)
Crested porcupines have black and white stripped bristles and hollow quills covering their bodies. (safariwest.com)
When threatened the porcupine will raise its quills and rattles the hollow spines on its tail. (safariwest.com)
Although its Latin name means quill pig , the porcupine is obviously not a pig, but a large rodent equipped with coats of sharp spines, or quills , that protect them against predators. (untamedanimals.com)
There are 29 porcupine species , and all boast a coat of needle-like quills. (untamedanimals.com)
Some quills , like those of Africa's crested porcupine, are nearly a foot long . (untamedanimals.com)
Old World porcupines have quills embedded in clusters, whereas in New World porcupines, single quills are interspersed with bristles, underfur, and hair. (untamedanimals.com)
If you're outdoors, you could end up face to quills with a porcupine. (untamedanimals.com)
Quills are released by contact or may drop out when the porcupine shakes its body. (untamedanimals.com)
Porcupines are impressive large rodents, of the Family Hystricidae, that have developed a protective coat of sharp spines, or quills, that help defend them from forest predators. (wildlifethailand.com)
Putnam also expressed doubt that commercial hunting of the animals would become a major concern, despite many online offers for sale of porcupine quills, hairs and skulls. (aetherrealm.us)
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The New World porcupines evolved their spines independently (through convergent evolution ) and are more closely related to several other families of rodents than they are to the Old World porcupines. (wikipedia.org)
Coendou Sphiggurus Erethizon Echinoprocta The New World porcupines are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by their spiny covering from which they take their name. (thewebsiteofeverything.com)
The Indian crested porcupine is a large rodent, weighing 11-18 kg (24-40 lb). (wikipedia.org)
Porcupines have a relatively high longevity and hold the record for being the longest-living rodent, with one individual named Cooper living over 32 years. (wikipedia.org)
The African porcupine is the largest rodent in the regions they inhabit. (aetherrealm.us)
The beaver is the only rodent in North America that is larger than the North American porcupine. (aetherrealm.us)
Atherurus1
Atherurus macrourus, is also called the the Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine . (wildlifethailand.com)
The 11 Old World porcupines tend to be fairly large and have spines grouped in clusters. (wikipedia.org)
Hystricognathi1
The two families of porcupines are quite different, and although both belong to the Hystricognathi branch of the vast order Rodentia , they are not closely related. (wikipedia.org)
Erethizontidae4
The term covers two families of animals: the Old World porcupines of the family Hystricidae , and the New World porcupines of the family Erethizontidae . (wikipedia.org)
There are two families of porcupines: the Old World porcupines of family Hystricidae, and the New World porcupines of family Erethizontidae. (untamedanimals.com)
Porcupine (Quill-pig , Hedgehog, Porky) More Images. (aetherrealm.us)
Spiny1
Porcupines' spiny protection resembles that of the only distantly related erinaceomorph hedgehogs and Australian monotreme echidnas as well as tenrecid tenrecs . (wikipedia.org)
Lifespan1
The lifespan of wild Indian crested porcupines is unknown, but the oldest known captive individual was a female that lived to be 27.1 years old. (wikipedia.org)
Occupy2
Due to their flexible environmental tolerances, Indian crested porcupines occupy a broad range of habitats. (wikipedia.org)
Porcupines occupy a small range of habitats in tropical and temperate parts of Asia, Southern Europe, Africa, and North and South America. (untamedanimals.com)
Habitats2
Cape porcupines are found in sub-Saharan Africa and are able to inhabit many different types of habitats as long as cover and vegetation are present. (zoonewengland.org)
The extinct giant hutias of the family Heptaxodontidae also inhabited the Caribbean, but are not thought to be closely related, with the giant hutias belonging in the superfamily Chinchilloidea . (altwiki.org)
Large1
Porcupines may freeze if they hear a large predator. (zoonewengland.org)
Range1
More specifically, the northern range of the Indian crested porcupine is limited by minimum summer night duration: they do not occur above latitudes where minimum night duration is less than 7 hours, presumably because of the amount of foraging time required to meet their dietary needs. (wikipedia.org)
Africa2
The Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) live in Italy , Asia (western [3] and southern), and most of Africa . (wikipedia.org)
the crested porcupine found in Italy , North Africa , and sub-Saharan Africa can grow to well over 27 kg (60 lb). (wikipedia.org)
Live1
They are Old World porcupines and thus live in family groups consisting of a monogamous pair and multiple generations of their offspring. (safariwest.com)
Tend1
They may be found in small family groups, but they tend to forage alone and to follow the same paths searching for food. (zoonewengland.org)
Latin1
The word "porcupine" comes from the Latin porcus pig + spina spine, quill, via Italian (Italian "porcospino", thorn-pig)- Middle French - Middle English . (wikipedia.org)
Growth is slow, but the porcupine matures in its second fall and can look forward to a life span of up to ten years in the wild unless a person or some other predator kills it. (aetherrealm.us)
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Most porcupines are about 60-90 cm (25-36 in) long, with a 20-25 cm (8-10 in) long tail. (wikipedia.org)
Crested porcupines have broad feet and hands with long claws that are used for burrowing. (safariwest.com)
Watch Queue Queue This site provides many porcupine control articles and strategies, if you wish to attempt to solve the problem yourself. (aetherrealm.us)