Asian Long-tailed Porcupine

About this species

Range

Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia

The long-tailed porcupine is a rodent in the porcupine family (Hystricidae) and the only species in the genus Trichys. It is a brown, rat-like animal covered in bristles except on the head and underneath. It is commonly black or brown with a typically white underside, with short, dark brown, flattened spines with white bases covering the body. Its long tail can fall off when grabbed by predators but does not regenerate (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)