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Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Rodentia Suborder Hystricomorpha Family Hystricidae

Family Hystricidae
(Old World porcupines)




lowland paca
Cuniculus paca
capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
North American porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
speckled tree rat
Echimys semivillosus
O'Connell's spiny rat
Proechimys oconnelli
Brazilian guinea pig
Cavia aperea
Central American agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
coypu
Myocastor coypus
degu
Octodon degus
chinchilla
Chinchilla lanigera
Conover's tuco-tuco
Ctenomys conoveri
Indian crested porcupine
Hystrix indica
Indian crested porcupine
Hystrix indica
Indian crested porcupine
Hystrix indica
 
Indian crested porcupine
Hystrix indica
Indian crested porcupine
Hystrix indica
Indian crested porcupine
Hystrix indica
 
Indian crested porcupine
Hystrix indica
Indian crested porcupine
Hystrix indica
 
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