Least ConcernMainland Leopard Cat
Prionailurus bengalensis
One of the 5 porcupines on WAnimals
Mammals · Rodentia · Hystricidae
Hystrix javanica
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The Sunda porcupine is a hystricomorph rodent endemic to Indonesia, occurring on Java, Bali, Madura, Lombok, Sumbawa and Flores. It is covered in long quills banded black and white that it can raise and rattle. It is nocturnal and spends the day in burrows or cavities among rocks. It feeds on roots, tubers, bark and fallen fruit, and gnaws bones and antlers for calcium and to wear down its incisors. It frequently enters crops, which has earned it a reputation as an agricultural pest.
Weight
5 kg – 10 kg
Size
45 cm – 60 cm
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Family group
Lives in small family groups with close bonds.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunda_porcupine
Best time: All year round on Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands, at night; it gives itself away by the quills dropped near its burrows.
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