#PorcupinesOfistagram #AfricanCrestedPorcupine #HystrixCristata #CrestedPorcupine #Porcupine #KafueNationalPark #Zambia🇿🇲 Kingdom: #AnimaliaSeria Phylum: #ChordataSeria Class: #MammaliaSeria Order: #RodentiaSeria Family: #HystricidaeSeria Genus: #HystrixSeria Subgenus: Species: #HystrixCristataSeria Linnaeus, 1758 regram @jonahgula Prickly pair? Crested Porcupine The crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) is a species of rodent in the Hystricidae family. It is extant in mainland Italy, Sicily, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. Hystrix cristata Skull – Hystrix cristata is part of the family Hystricidae. The more common name for this species is the crested porcupine. The adult crested porcupine has an average head and body length of about 60 to 83 cm (24 to 33 in) long, discounting the tail, and weighs from 13 to 27 kg (29 to 60 lb). #AfricanCrestedPorcupineSeria #CrestedPorcupinesSeria #PorcupinesSeria #KafueNationalParkAnimalsSeria #ZambiaSeria🇿🇲 #AfricanAnimalsSeria #AfricanPorcupinesSeria #ZambianAnimalsSeria #ZambianPorcupinesSeria #20March2018Seria #20MarchSeria #2018MarchSeria #2018TuesdaySeria #TuesdayMarchSeria #TuesdaySeria (Kafue National Park)
