Old World porcupine (English spelling) Old World porcupine

Japanese: Old World porcupine(英語表記)OldWorldporcupine
Old World porcupine (English spelling) Old World porcupine

…Body length 30-93 cm, tail length 2.5-45 cm, weight 0.9-30 kg. Most members of the Hystricidae (Old World porcupine) family have short tails and do not climb trees. Those that do climb lack the long hairs in the center of the tail, exposing the scales, but do not wrap their tails around objects. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Old World porcupine" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…体長30~93cm,尾長2.5~45cm,体重0.9~30kg。 ヤマアラシ科Hystricidae(英名Old World porcupine)のものの多くは尾が短く木に登らない。登るものでは尾の中央部に長毛を欠き,〈うろこ〉が裸出するが,尾を物に巻きつけることはない。…

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