箭豬,普通話書面語叫豪豬,係世上第四最大嘅嚙齒目動物(其餘三種分別為水豚、兔豚鼠同河狸),全身披滿好似箭嘅刺,係箭豬最明顯嘅特徵。英文名 Porcupine 源自法文 porc d'épine,意思係「有刺嘅豬」。
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Family Erethizontidae
Family Hystricidae
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箭豬可以分舊大陸箭豬同新大陸箭豬兩大類,舊大陸種有 11 種,新大陸有 12 種。舊大陸種大概喺 3 千萬年前分化出嚟,比新大陸種早啲。
新大陸種身型較細,大多都曉爬樹。
有夜行習性,主要食齋,但偶爾會捉小動物同死屍嚟食。非洲種已證實咗有啃骨頭嘅習性,用嚟補充鈣質,以免甩箭。好多人以為佢會「射箭」,其實係佢哋受一啲大型貓科攻擊時,箭插入敵人身體嗰陣時,會甩出來,所以先令人有咁嘅誤會。
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