Old World porcupine

English thumb|Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica species) Noun Old World porcupine Any of the large, spiny-furred rodents of the family Hystricidae family, native to the southern Eurasia and Africa. en 2008 Barbara A. Holzman Tropical Forest Biomes 115 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6Q0RaHCfNJsC&pg=PA115&dq=%22Old+World+porcupine%22%7C%22Old+World+porcupines%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=f2DXUtL8KsrlkAXIyoGIAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Old%20World%20porcupine%22%7C%22Old%20World%20porcupines%22&f=false Rodents are represented by four families: squirrels, Old World porcupines, mice and rats, and bamboo rats. en 2010 Peter S. Ungar Mammal Teeth: Origin, Evolution, and Diversity 211 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=BGGTYS2AgncC&pg=PA211&dq=%22Old+World+porcupine%22%7C%22Old+World+porcupines%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=f2DXUtL8KsrlkAXIyoGIAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Old%20World%20porcupine%22%7C%22Old%20World%20porcupines%22&f=false Old World porcupines inhabit much of Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. Old World porcupines are also known to gnaw on bones (Bruno and Riccardi 1995; Nowak 1999; Smithers, Skinner, and Chimimba 2005; Barhelmess 2006; Arslan 2008). en 2011 Terry A. Vaughan; James M. Ryan Mammalogy http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Mqv4Lo1vpk4C&pg=PA227&dq=%22Old+World+porcupine%22%7C%22Old+World+porcupines%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=f2DXUtL8KsrlkAXIyoGIAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Old%20World%20porcupine%22%7C%22Old%20World%20porcupines%22&f=false 227 Erethizon characteristically takes shelter in rock piles, beneath overhanging rocks, or in hollow logs but (as other New World porcupines) does not dig burrows as do Old World porcupines. Synonyms en hystricid Coordinate terms en New World porcupine Translations Estonian: et okassiga German: de Stachelschwein n Hungarian: hu gyalogsül Italian: it istricide m Polish: pl jeżozwierz m-an See also en Caviomorphs