Mammal / Hystrix indica
Indian Crested Porcupine
Lowest risk
Native
The Indian crested porcupine, or Indian porcupine, is a large species of hystricomorph rodent belonging to the Old World porcupine family, Hystricidae. It is native to southern Asia and the Middle East.
- Range mass
- 11 to 18 kg
- Average number of offspring
- 2
- Average gestation period
- 113 days
- Average lifespan
Status: captivity - 27.1 years
Schlimme, K. 2000. "Hystrix indica" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Hystrix_indica/
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