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The Indian crested porcupine is a large rodent, weighing 11–18 kg (24–40 lb). [2] The body (from nose to base of the tail) measures between 70 and 90 cm (28 and 35 in) with the tail adding an additional 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in). [3]
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Most of what is known about reproduction in the crested porcupine comes from individuals in captivity. Usually, female crested porcupines have one litter every year. One or two well developed young are born in a chamber within the burrow that is usually lined with grass, after on average a 66-day gestation period. The young weigh about 1,000 g ...
Print/export Download as PDF ... Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) Genus: Hystrix. Indian crested porcupine, H. indica LC [4] ... European free-tailed bat ...
Cape porcupine: Hystrix africaeaustralis : Extant: 30 kg (66 lb) 8: Crested porcupine: Hystrix cristata : Extant: 27 kg (60 lb) 9: North American porcupine: Erethizon dorsatum: Extant: 18 kg (40 lb) 10: Indian crested porcupine: Hystrix indica: Extant: 18 kg (40 lb) 11: Coypu: Myocastor coypus: Extant: 17 kg (37 lb) 12: Patagonian mara ...
Porcupines are known for their sharp quills which one dog appears to have encountered first hand. A 2-year-old stray is recovering after being found with more than 350 quills embedded in her face ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; ... Indian crested porcupine; L. Long-tailed porcupine; S ...
Egyptian free-tailed bat ... Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) Kerr, 1792; Order: Lagomorpha: hares, rabbits, pikas ... The Book of Indian Animals. Oxford ...