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Malayan Porcupine
Hystrix brachyura


Appearance

Big body than other, long stiff hair on the back, raise up like mane, dark brown with short hair on the upper body, for lower with white long hair. ????

Description



Regions

Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, in Every florest, resident in hollow ground, hollow rock in the florest

Diet

Vegetable, grass, taro, bamboo, fruit, bone

Breeding

Breeding at 2 years old, gestation 4 months, give single birth.

Status

Wildlife Protection of Thailand, Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act 1992

Conservation Status

VULNERABLE A1d       (See explanation to IUCN Red List Categories)