Malayan porcupine



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Some facts about the
Old World porcupine

Adult weight : 8 kg (17.6 lbs)

Maximum longevity : 27 years

Gestation : 112 days

Litter size : 2

Weight at birth : 0.445 kg (0.979 lbs)

Source: AnAge, licensed under CC

Malayan porcupine

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Hystricidae
Species : Hystrix brachyura

 

The Malayan porcupine is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Namings for the Malayan porcupine
A young / baby of a Malayan porcupine is called a 'pup'. The females are called 'sow' and males 'boar'. A Malayan porcupine group is called a 'prickle or family'.

Facts about the Malayan porcupine

Malayan Porcupine or Hystrix brachyura is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Vulnerable due to A1d. (Full text)

The Malayan porcupine is one of the largest rodent that inhabits the forests of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo. (Full text)

1. Malay, Malayan -- (a member of a people inhabiting the N Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the W Malay Archipelago)
Malay
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