Summary ³

The thick-spined porcupine (Hystrix crassispinis) is a species of rodent in the Hystricidae family. It is endemic to the island of Borneo and found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Habitat and ecology ⁴

Habitat and Ecology

• Terrestrial

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Smithsonian Wild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5453163247
2. C Berjeau, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/HystrixCrassispinisBerjeau.jpg
3. Adapted by Brian Martin from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hystrix_crassispinis
4. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/28160890

More Info

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• Animal Diversity Web
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