Malayan porcupine

phylum	Chordata	The Malayan porcupine or Himalayan porcupine (Hystrix brachyura) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. Three subspecies are extant in South and Southeast Asia. It is a large and stout-bodied rodent covered with quills which are sharp, rigid structures. The quills are modified hair.[6] Those on their upper body parts are rough with black with white or yellow stripes. The young's soft quills become hard as they enter adulthood. They have short, stocky legs covered in brown hairs which have four claws on the front and five on the hind legs. Both front and hind legs have smooth soles. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Old World porcupine
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Rodentia
family	Hystricidae
genus	Hystrix
species	H. brachyura

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