Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) – Length & Weight

Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata): Length: 60-83 cm, Weight: 13-27 kg.

Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) – Habitat, Lifestyle & Conservation Status

Habitat: Forest. Lifestyle: Terrestrial. IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern (LC).

Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia (Mammals), Order: Rodentia, Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines), Genus: Hystrix.

Hystrix cristata

📋 Classification

Classification

Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)

Class: Mammalia (Mammals)

Order: Rodentia (Rodents)

Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)

Genus: Hystrix (Crested porcupines)

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📋 Conservation Status & Lifestyle

Conservation Status Least Concern (LC)

Lifestyle Terrestrial

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📋 Habitat • Length • Weight

Habitat Forest

Length 60-83 cm

Weight 13-27 kg

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