Stumble this page!Brown hairy dwarf porcupine
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Erethizontidae
Species : Sphiggurus vestitus
The Brown hairy dwarf porcupine is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the brown hairy dwarf porcupine
A young / baby of a brown hairy dwarf porcupine is called a 'pup'. The females are called 'sow' and males 'boar'. A brown hairy dwarf porcupine group is called a 'prickle or family'.
Facts about the brown hairy dwarf porcupine
Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine or Sphiggurus vestitus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Vulnerable due to C2a. (Full text)