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Hystricomorphahystricognath rodents
Identification
Hystrix cristata (North African crested porcupine)
Date Taken
2000
Location
Bamburi Nature Trail near Mombasa, Kenya
Caption
North African Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata), captive
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Aposematic
- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Eyespots Or "Startle" Coloration"
Contributors
Eva Hejda (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Mammalia mammals
- Order Rodentia rodents
- Suborder Hystricomorpha hystricognath rodents
Related Taxa
- Family Abrocomidae chinchilla rats
- Family Bathyergidae blesmoles and mole rats
- Family Capromyidae West Indian hutias
- Family Caviidae cavies
- Family Chinchillidae chinchillas and viscachas
- Family Ctenodactylidae gundis
- Family Ctenomyidae tuco-tucos
- Family Cuniculidae pacas
- Family Dasyproctidae acuchis and agoutis
- Family Dinomyidae pacarana
- Family Echimyidae spiny rats
- Family Erethizontidae New World porcupines
- Family Heptaxodontidae giant hutias
- Family Hystricidae Old World porcupines
- Family Myocastoridae coypus and nutria
- Family Octodontidae degus, rock rats, and viscacha rats
- Family Petromuridae dassie rat
- Family Thryonomyidae cane rats
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