Porcupines are large rodents with coats of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predation. The term covers two families of animals: the Old ... Crested porcupine · Andean porcupine · Cape porcupine · Malayan porcupine

Introducing Mammals to Young Naturalists, Porcupines.

The porcupine is the prickliest of rodents, though its Latin name means “quill pig.” There are more than two dozen porcupine species.

Porcupines are the second largest rodent in North America after the American Beaver. How to Identify Porcupines. Porcupines are short and stocky with long claws ...

Porcupines are a type of rodent found in two main regions of the world, so scientists group them into either Old World or New World porcupines.

7 окт. 2024 г. · Porcupine, any of several species of large, herbivorous, quill-bearing rodents active from early evening to dawn. All have short stocky legs.

The porcupine Erethizon dorsatum is one of Canada's best-known mammals, both in life and in legend. Its fame stems from its coat of quills.

The porcupine is a caviomorph rodent whose ancestors crossed the Atlantic from Africa to Brazil 30 million years ago, and then migrated to North America during ... Taxonomy and evolution · Description · Ecology

Porcupine: Mammals: Species Information: Wildlife: Fish & Wildlife: Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.