It is a large rodent species living in South America, belonging to the porcupine family. Known for its unique defense mechanism - long, sharp spines covering its back, it stands up when threatened to protect itself from predators. Large in size, with a body length of up to 60 to 70 centimeters, the tail is one of its prominent features, slender and capable of grasping objects, suitable for arboreal life. Mainly inhabiting forests and tropical savannas, they are nocturnal animals that rest in tree holes or rock crevices during the day and come out to forage at night. Their diet is relatively omnivorous, feeding on the fruits, leaves, roots, and small insects and animals of plants.

Porcupines are mammals of the family Porcupidae in the order Rodentia, belonging to the genus Porcupines. Extremely large in size. Eyes and ears are very small; The skull is thick and robust, the occipital spine is well-developed, and the nasal bone is long and wide, longer than half the length of the skull; A cavity with expansion and inflation; The nasal snout is concave and the nasal cavity is large; My whole body is covered in thorns, and the spines on my buttocks are particularly long. My tail is hidden inside the spines. The base of the spines on the forehead and front back is light brown in color, while the upper part is white; The body is dark brown with a white stripe on the neck. Porcupines mostly inhabit mountainous environments, making large-scale prevention and control difficult. They are often captured using physical equipment. Due to the increasing depletion and extinction of wild porcupines, the Chinese forestry department has listed them as a protected species and banned hunting.