Crested Porcupine
Hystrix cristata
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,884
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata), also known as the African crested porcupine, is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae native to Italy, North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and East Africa. Alongside the Cape porcupine, it is one of the largest porcupine species in the world. It is the only species of porcupine found in Europe.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Crested porcupine”.