Crested porcupine
Also known as Hystrix cristata, North African crested porcupine, African crested porcupine
species of mammal
Species
Least ConcernCape Porcupine
species
Observations6,112
非洲冕豪豬（Hystrix cristata）是一種豪豬。 牠們主要分佈在義大利、西西里島、北非及撒哈拉以南非洲。
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Skeleton, Museum of Osteology
The crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata), also known as the African crested porcupine, is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae native to Italy, North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and East Africa. Alongside the Cape porcupine, it is one of the largest porcupine species in the world. It is the only species of porcupine found in Europe.