The Indian Crested Porcupine, also called Asian Crested or just Indian Porcupine, is native to the Middle East and Central and South Asia.

It looks similar to its relatives, the African Crested and the Cape Porcupines, and has similar habits.

They are mainly nocturnal (but like to bask in the sun) and mainly vegetarian, but will gnaw at bones for calcium for their quills and to limit over-growth of their rodent teeth.

In addition to its natural predators, the Asian Crested Porcupine is hunted for food, medicinal use or as an agricultural pest.

The Malayan Porcupine has a huge range from the Himalayas of Nepal through to southern China by way of Thailand and Indonesia. There are three subspecies.

Mainly nocturnal, mainly forest-dwelling and mainly vegetarian, they also gnaw on bones and bark for calcium and to keep their front teeth from overgrowing. They live in family groups and are monogamous. They are hunted in some countries for meat and traditional medicines.