Odd porcupine hugely imperiled by hunting, deforestation

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceDec 16, 2013, 11:27 am78 pts
The thin-spined porcupine, also known as the bristle-spined rat, is a truly distinct animal: a sort of cross between New World porcupines and spiny rats with genetic research showing it is slightly closer to the former rather than the latter. But the thin-spined porcupine (Chaetomys subspinosus), found only in…

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