Crested Porcupine
Hystrix cristata
Also known as: North African Crested Porcupine, European Porcupine
Habitat
Ground
Diet
PlantSeed
Active Time
Nocturnal
Size
16.3 kg
LCMammaliaRodentiaHystricidae
Seasonal Activity
2,097 sightings · 2000–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Hystricidae
Traits
- Diet
- PlantSeed
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body mass
- 16.3 kg
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.