Sites and pages listed here provide details for kids and teens about Porcupines: (Erethizontidae), the New World Porcupines, and (Hystricidae), the Old World Porcupines.
Information includes appearance, classification, behavior, reproduction, food habits, diet, habitat, range, characteristics, social structure, threats, status, and conservation.
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African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus)
Profile lists pictures, classification, geographic range, habitat, physical description, reproduction, longevity, behavior, food habits, and status. From Animal Diversity Web.
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African Porcupine
Offers scientific name, classification, status, range, habitat, diet, size, lifespan, fast facts, special features, and social structure and behavior. From Rolling Hills Wildlife.
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Alaska Fish and Game: Porcupine
Gives details for Alaska locations, characteristics, senses, voice, breeding and gestation, territories and activity, food habits, predation, defenses, conservation, and population management.
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Animal Bytes: Porcupine
Lists quick and fun facts, range, habitat, map, protection, scientific groupings, species differences, reproduction, predators, and photographs. From San Diego Zoo.
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Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus macrourus)
Animal Diversity Web gives range, habitat, description, reproduction, lifespan, behavior, food habits, and conservation status.
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Bahia Hairy Dwarf Porcupine (Sphiggurus insidiosus)
Information includes pictures, range, habitat, characteristics, reproduction, longevity, behavior, feeding, and status.
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BCAdventure.com: Porcupines
Details include description, distribution, biology, and tracks.
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Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
Explores specimens, classification, range and habitat, appearance, reproduction, lifespan, behavior, food habits, and status.
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Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
Fact sheet contains pictures, classification, geographic range, habitat, physical description, reproduction, longevity, behavior, food habits, and status.
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Enchanted Learning: North American Porcupine
Includes printable coloring page, overview, quills, anatomy, and diet.
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Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica)
Animal Diversity Web profile contains geographic range, habitat, and physical description. Includes reproduction, lifespan, behavior, food habits, and conservation status.
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Indonesian Porcupine (Hystrix pumila)
Looks at range, habitat, appearance, reproduction, longevity, behavior, food habits, and status. From University of Michigan, Animal Diversity Web.
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Long-tailed Porcupine (Trichys fasciculata)
Species profile offers pictures, classification, geographic range, habitat, physical description, reproduction, diet habits, and conservation.
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North African Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
Contains pictures, range, habitat, appearance, reproduction, longevity, behavior, food habits, and conservation information from Animal Diversity Web at University of Michigan.
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North American Porcupine
Rolling Hills Wildlife factsheet includes name and taxonomy, physical characteristics, lifespan, behavior, fast facts, social structure, and additional details.
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North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
NatureWorks combines images, with information on appearance and defenses, common range, regional habitats, seasonal diet, life cycle, social nature, nesting, and vocalizations.
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North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
Data compiled at Animal Diversity presents locations, habitat, appearance, reproduction and breeding, diet and food habits, and status.
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North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
Canadian Museum of Nature reviews description, characteristics, behavior, predation, diet, and offspring. Contains distribution map and species sketch.
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Virtual Zoo: Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica)
Pioneer Middle School explains names, classification, characteristics, range, habitat, diet, predators, population, and basic facts.