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Brush-tailed porcupine, the Glossary

The brush-tailed porcupines are a genus, Atherurus, of Old World porcupines found in Asia and Africa.^[1]

16 relations: Africa, African brush-tailed porcupine, Asia, Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine, Carrion, Forest, Frédéric Cuvier, Hystrix (mammal), Insect, Long-tailed porcupine, Longevity, National Museum of Natural History, Nocturnality, Old World porcupine, Pleistocene, Rat.
Erethizontidae
Taxa named by Frédéric Cuvier

Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.

African brush-tailed porcupine

The African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species of rat-like Old World porcupine, indigenous to a broad belt of Africa ranging from Guinea on the west coast to Kenya on the east.

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Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.

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Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae.

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Carrion

Carrion, also known as a carcass, is the decaying flesh of dead animals.

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Forest

A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees.

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Frédéric Cuvier

Georges-Frédéric Cuvier (28 June 1773 – 24 July 1838) was a French zoologist and paleontologist.

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Hystrix (mammal)

Hystrix is a genus of porcupines containing most of the Old World porcupines.

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Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.

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Long-tailed porcupine

The long-tailed porcupine (Trichys fasciculata) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae.

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Longevity

Longevity may refer to especially long-lived members of a population, whereas life expectancy is defined statistically as the average number of years remaining at a given age.

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National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States.

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Nocturnality

Nocturnality is a behavior in some non-human animals characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.

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Old World porcupine

The Old World porcupines, or Hystricidae, are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by the spiny covering from which they take their name.

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Pleistocene

The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.

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Rat

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brush-tailed_porcupine

Also known as Atherurus.