are: A. africanus – African brush-tailed porcupine A. macrourus – Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine The brush-tailed porcupine has many native predators:...
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The African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species of rat-like Old World porcupine, indigenous to a broad belt of Africa ranging from...
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African brush-tailed porcupine (A. africanus) Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (A. macrourus) Trichys Long-tailed porcupine (T. fasciculata) Porcupine "Topical...
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The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. It is found in China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaysia...
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World porcupines African brush-tailed porcupine, Atherurus africanus African crested porcupine, Hystrix cristata Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine, Atherurus...
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The long-tailed porcupine (Trichys fasciculata) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. It is monotypic within the genus Trichys, and is found...
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Africa. The adult crested porcupine has an average head and body length around 60 to 83 cm (24 to 33 in) long, discounting the tail, and weighs from 13 to...
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porcupine family, Hystricidae. The Indian crested porcupine is a large rodent, weighing 11–18 kg (24–40 lb). The body (from nose to base of the tail)...
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The Malayan porcupine or Himalayan porcupine (Hystrix brachyura) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. Three subspecies are extant in South...
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Hystrix (mammal) (redirect from Hystrix (porcupine))
Hystrix is a genus of porcupines containing most of the Old World porcupines. Fossils belonging to the genus date back to the late Miocene of Africa. Hystrix...
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