Safety note: Bites when cornered — do not handle.
The Mexican Porcupine is a small, arboreal porcupine of tropical forests in Mexico and Central America with a prehensile tail for gripping branches. It is largely nocturnal and spends most of its life in trees, descending to the ground only rarely. Unlike the North American porcupine, the Mexican porcupine does not have a thick spiny coat—its quills are shorter and more mixed with regular hairs.
Habitat
Tropical and subtropical forests of Mexico and Central America
Diet
Fruit, leaves, bark, and flowers
How common
Very rare
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