The crested porcupine is an Old World porcupine and one of eight species in the genus Hystrix.
Tag: Crested Porcupine
The crested porcupine is an Old World porcupine inhabiting Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa named for its impressive and defensive crest of 35 centimeter-long quills. Mostly herbivorous, this rodent forages long distances in search of food and lives and breeds in underground burrows in monogamy.