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African Porcupine Biography
Kingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Hystricidae
Genus:Hystrix
Genus species:Hystrix cristata
Animal Characteristics
Head-Body Length:63-73 cm
Weight:8-23 kg
Identification:The crested porcupine has black and white quills along its back and neck. The quills are erectile and can be up to 50 cm long. The porcupine's underside is covered with dark bristles.
Habitat:Forests, savannas
Diet:Omnivore: bark, roots, fruit, berries, insects
Reproduction:A female, after a gestation period of 107-112 days, will bear 1-3 young during the wet season. The young leave the nest when they are one week old. One or maybe two litters are raised by the female each year.
Social Structure:Family groups of porcupines will often share dens. Females search for food together in groups of two's or three's.
Behavior:Porcupines are nocturnal animals. When threatened, a porcupine will shake its quills to produce a rattling sound that warns the intruder away.
Status:No special status
Interesting Facts:Crested porcupines are born with soft quills that harden within hours after birth.
Geographic:Western AfricaWeight:8-23 kg
Identification:The crested porcupine has black and white quills along its back and neck. The quills are erectile and can be up to 50 cm long. The porcupine's underside is covered with dark bristles.
Habitat:Forests, savannas
Diet:Omnivore: bark, roots, fruit, berries, insects
Reproduction:A female, after a gestation period of 107-112 days, will bear 1-3 young during the wet season. The young leave the nest when they are one week old. One or maybe two litters are raised by the female each year.
Social Structure:Family groups of porcupines will often share dens. Females search for food together in groups of two's or three's.
Behavior:Porcupines are nocturnal animals. When threatened, a porcupine will shake its quills to produce a rattling sound that warns the intruder away.
Status:No special status
Interesting Facts:Crested porcupines are born with soft quills that harden within hours after birth.
Southern AfricaDate:1958 - 1988Subjects:Hystricidae
Porcupines
Rodents
Mammals
Vertebrates
Chordata
Crested porcupine
African porcupine
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African porcupine
African porcupine
African porcupine
African porcupine
African porcupine
African porcupine
African porcupine
African porcupine
African porcupine
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