Hong Kong Species: East Asian porcupine and Red Muntjac

Among the large and medium-sized mammals in this region, East Porcupine Porcupine and Aka Pelican are the most abundant and widely distributed species in Hong Kong. In 2002-06 they recorded more than 50% of the surveyed area of ​​the photo entry area (AFD). However, one of the Western Regions of Thailand Country Park is Hong Kong's second largest country park. In the past decade, parks have been suffering from frequent forest fires and soil erosion.

Porcupware varies from species to species, but is classified as least concerned or vulnerable by the International Conservation Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN). It is listed as fragile species including Philippine porcupine and pig porcupine. There are no species currently classified as endangered species, but some species do not have sufficient data to identify that species.

Porcupine is one of 58 rodents belonging to Erethizontidae (genus: Coendou, Erethizon and Chaetomys) or Hystricidae (genera: Atherurus, Hystrix and Trichys). Porcilla sizes vary: Rothschild's South American Porcina is weighing less than 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds); in Italy, Sicily, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, porcupine weighs 27 kg (60 pounds) You can grow to more than. . Although the two porcidaceae are completely different, both belong to Rodentia's huge Hystricognathi branch, but they are not closely related.

Porcupine is a large and slowly moving rodent, with sharp feathers on its back. They spread to all continents except Antarctica. Scientists divided the porcupine into two groups: Old World Porcupine found in Africa, Europe and Asia and New World Porcupine found in North America, Central America and South America. Porcupines in North America are the only species found in the United States and Canada. Porcupine uses feather pen as defense. They will shake them. And it makes them cry out as a warning to potential predators. If this fails, they may hurry back to predators. According to the website of Animal Diversity, feather pens are loosely attached but can not be thrown or thrown. Some quills have scales and thorns making it difficult to delete them. Once a quill is lost, it will not be lost forever. According to National Geographic magazine, North Porcupine can have more than 30,000 feathers.