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Rodent with a coat of sharp spines
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Porcupines are large rodents with coats of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predation. The term covers two families of animals: the Old World porcupines of the family Hystricidae, and the New World porcupines of the family Erethizontidae. Both families belong to the infraorder Hystricognathi within the profoundly diverse order...

Instance of
organisms known by a particular common name
Subclass of
Hystricognathi
Different from
Hedgehog
References
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