Cape porcupine - Wikipedia
The Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis), Cape crested porcupine or South African porcupine, is a species of Old World porcupine native to central and southern Africa.
Cape Porcupine - The Maryland Zoo
The Cape porcupine is the largest porcupine in the world, alongside the nearly identical African crested porcupine. Both species have long, white, stiletto-like quills running the length of their backs that, when raised, make the animals appear at least twice as large as they actually are.
Cape Porcupine - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The Cape porcupine is a large terrestrial rodent native to central and southern Africa. It is the largest rodent in Africa and also the world's largest porcupine. It is a heavily built animal, with a stocky body, short limbs, and an inconspicuous tail.
Cape porcupine - Africa Geographic
2022年11月22日 · Cape porcupines are the largest rodents in Africa and the fourth largest in the world after South America’s capybaras and North American and Eurasian beavers. The largest Cape porcupines measured have weighed more than 30kg, though most weigh around 20kg, with minimal size difference between the males and the females.
Cape porcupine - SANBI
2022年2月8日 · Cape porcupines, also known as Old World porcupines, are the largest rodents from the sub-genus Hystrix and are native to southern Africa. They are hystricomorphs and nocturnal (i.e., they normally rest during the day in their burrows and forage at night).
Summary - Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis) Fact ...
2024年5月7日 · Phylum: Chordata. Class: Mammalia (Linnaeus, 1758) — mammals. Order: Rodentia (Bowdich, 1821) — rodents. Family: Hystricidae (Fischer de Waldheim, 1817) — Old World porcupines. Genus: Hystrix — crested porcupines. Species: Hystrix africaeaustralis (Peters, 1852) — Cape porcupine.
Cape Porcupine - Indianapolis Zoo
Cape porcupines are mostly nocturnal, resting with their family in underground burrows during the day. Baby porcupines are born underground and are cared for by their parents for 3–4 months. They are born with soft quills that harden within a few hours in the air.
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