The crested porcupine is highly adaptable and inhabits forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, rocky, and artificial terrestrial habitats.
The crested porcupine is highly adaptable and can be found in forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, rocky, and artificial terrestrial habitats.
In the Mediterranean, it inhabits dry Mediterranean shrubland, maquis, abandoned farmland, steppe, forest, and dry rocky areas. In West Africa, it is found in both woodland savanna and forest formations. They can also be found in mountains, croplands, and sandhill deserts.
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• Sources | (Amori & De Smet, 2016; McPhee, 2003; Storch, 1990)
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