Crested Porcupine
Scientific name: Hystrix cristata
Family: Hystricidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia ...
African Crested Porcupine
Range
This porcupine is only found in sub-Saharan Africa, excluding the costal desert of southwest - basically the southern half of Africa.
Crested porcupines are nocturnal animals that have long whiskers on their face and feet that help them feel their way around at night. They can travel up to 9 miles at night.
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The African porcupine is one of 5 species of crested porcupine. It is a large rodent walking flat-footed on all fours and with a very short tail. Its eyes and ears are very small. Its most distinctive feature, however, is its spines.
African Crested Porcupine - New Species Acquisition
Fundraising & Sponsorship Committee
July 26, 1:00pm - Metro Hall Room 304
Agenda
Fundraising Event Gala
Minutes
May 11, 2011 2:00pm Metro Hall Board Room 301 ...
SPECIES: Meet the Crested Porcupine
SPECIES: Meet the North American Porcupine
TOP 10: Top Animal Fashion Disaster ...
North African crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
Western diamond-backed rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
Rueppell's griffon (Gyps rueppellii)
Yellow-spotted agama (Trapelus flavimaculatus)
Kurdish wheatear (Oenanthe xanthoprymna) ...
Hystrix cristata (Crested Porcupine)
Lemmus lemmus (Norway lemming)
Marmota marmota (Alpine Marmot)
Marmota monax (Woodchuck, Groundhog, Land Beaver, Whistlepig)
Mus musculus (House mouse)
Muscardinus avellanarius (Hazel Dormouse) ...
" There are about two dozen porcupine species, and all boast a coat of needle-like quills to give predators a sharp reminder that this animal is no easy meal. Some quills, like those of Africa's crested porcupine, ...
 See also: Porcupine, Burro, Bear, Leopard, Hyena
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