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Porcupines are rodents ( Rodentia ) that has thick hair and spiky sharp . These animals are found in Asia , Africa , and America , and tends to spread in the tropics . Porcupines are the third largest rodent in terms of body size , after the capybara and the beaver . These animals are somewhat " rounded " and not very agile when compared to mice . Because of prickly hair , other animals are similar but not rodents , such as hedgehog and porcupine ant ( Echidna ) , also known as " hedgehog " .
Hedgehogs in general are herbivores , and like the leaves , stems , especially the bark . Because of this many hedgehogs are considered as pests of agricultural crops . However , people also make a hedgehog

as a food ingredient. Sate hedgehog is one of the typical menu Karanganyar .
Hedgehogs are commonly known Hystrix , but in general hedgehogs are also used to refer to members of the tribe / family Erethizontidae ( New World porcupines , genus : Coendou , Sphiggurus , Erethizon , Echinoprocta , and Chaetomys ) and Hystricidae ( Old World porcupines , genus : Atherurus , Hystrix , and Trichys ) .

Classification .

Nation Rodentia

Nation Hystricomorpha

Upabangsa Hystricognathi

Tribal Hystricidae

African porcupine , Atherurus africanus
Hedgehogs asia , Atherurus macrourus
Hedgehogs crown , Hystrix cristata
South African porcupine , Hystrix africaeaustralis
Indian porcupine , Hystrix indicus
Himalayan porcupine , Hystrix brachyura
Himalayan porcupine , Hystrix ( brachyura ) hodgsoni
Java porcupine , Hystrix javanica
Sumatran porcupine , Hystrix ( Thecurus ) sumatrae
Hedgehogs Kalimantan , hystrix ( Thecurus ) crassispinis
Hedgehogs philippines , Hystrix ( Thecurus ) pumilis
Long-tailed porcupine , Trichys fasciculata
Thryonomyidae tribe : cane rats
Petromuridae Tribe : Mice dassie
Bathyergidae tribe : Rats African soil
Hydrochaeridae tribe : Capybara
Caviidae tribe : dutch mice ( " guinea pigs " )
Dasyproctidae tribe : agouti and acouchi

Erethizontidae tribes : the new world porcupine

Hedgehogs brasil , Coendou prehensilis
Hedgehogs dichromatic , Coendou bicolor
Hedgehogs Andes , Coendou Quichua
Hedgehogs Koopman , Coendou nycthemera ( koopmani )
Hedgehogs rothschild , Coendou Rothschildi
Hedgehogs santa marta , Coendou sanctemartae
Hedgehogs mexico , Sphiggurus mexicanus
Hedgehogs South America , Sphiggurus spinous
Hedgehogs bahia , Sphiggurus insidiosus
Brown hedgehog , Sphiggurus vestitus
Hedgehogs orange , Sphiggurus villosus
Hedgehogs striped , Sphiggurus ichillus
Black dwarf porcupine tail , Sphiggurus melanurus
Hedgehogs roosmalen , Sphiggurus roosmalenorum
Hairy dwarf porcupine , Sphiggurus pruinosus
North American porcupine , Erethizon dorsatum
Stump - tailed Porcupine , Echinoprocta rufescens
Bristle - spined Porcupine , Chaetomys subspinosus ( sometimes classified as echymid )
Chinchillidae tribe : chinchilla and ally
Ctenomyidae tribe : tuco - tuco
Myocastoridae tribe : Coypu
Octodontidae tribe : octodont
Ctenodactylidae tribe : gundi

Erinaceinae (English : Hedgehog ) or Hedgehogs are spiny mammals of the order that includes subfamilia Erinaceomorpha . There are 17 species of hedgehogs were divided into five genera , which can be found in Europe , Asia , and Africa .

Genera and species .

Subfamilia Erinaceinae (porcupine).

Genus Atelerix

Hedgehogs four -fingered , Atelerix albiventris
Hedgehogs North Africa , Atelerix algirus
South African hedgehogs , Atelerix frontal
Hedgehogs Somalia , Atelerix sclateri

Genus Erinaceus

Amur hedgehogs , Erinaceus amurensis
Southern white chest hedgehogs , Erinaceus concolor
European hedgehogs , Erinaceus europaeus
Northern white chest hedgehogs , Erinaceus roumanicus

Genus Hemiechinus

Hedgehogs long ears , Hemiechinus auritus
Hedgehogs long ears of India , Hemiechinus collaris

Genus Mesechinus

Recycling hedgehogs , Mesechinus dauuricus
Hugh hedgehogs , Mesechinus hughi

Genus Paraechinus

Desert hedgehogs , Paraechinus aethiopicus
Hedgehogs Brandt , Paraechinus hypomelas
Hedgehogs India , Paraechinus micropus
Hedgehogs naked , Paraechinus nudiventris
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