Indian Crested Porcupine
Hystrix indica
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,258
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) is a hystricomorph rodent species in the Old World porcupine family, Hystricidae. It is native to West Asia and South Asia and listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Indian crested porcupine”.