Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine Skull Replica
$121.00
Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine skull replica is 4.2 x 2.1 x 1.6 in. The Atherurus macrourus skull is a museum-quality polyurethane cast of a CAS specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
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Description
Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine skull replica measures 4.2 x 2.1 x 1.6 inches. The Atherurus macrourus skull is a museum-quality polyurethane cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
Asiatic brush-tailed porcupines populate Southeast Asia. They inhabit Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and the Malaysian Peninsula. They also live in Malacca, India, Hubei, Hainan and South Central China.
They consume fruit, seeds, grubs, insects, tubers, bulbs, bamboo shoots and leaves.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Rodentia
- Family: Hystricidae
- Genus: Atherurus
- Species: A. macrourus
- Binomial name: Atherurus macrourus
- Conservation Status: Least Concern
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Additional information
| Weight | 4.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 4.2 × 2.1 × 1.6 in |
| World Porcupine Day - July 2nd | July 2nd is World Porcupine Day. These herbivore mammals are highly recognizable by their coat of needle-like quills that remind predators not to mess with them! The sharp quills detach easily when touched but are replaced quickly after losing them. A single animal may have 30,000 or more quills! |
