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porcupine

rodent with a coat of sharp spines
Taxon organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name Q1223829
porcupine
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Summary

porcupine is an organisms known by a particular common name[1]. porcupine ranks in the top 7% of organisms known by a particular common name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,868 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: Hystricognathi[3]
  • Commons category: Erethizontidae[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Porcupines[5]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[6], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7]
  • Different from: hedgehog[8]
  • Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/02346627-n[9]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Rodents[10], WikiProject Mammals[11]
  • Taxon known by this common name: New World porcupine[12], Old World porcupine[13]

Why It Matters

porcupine has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] porcupine is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → porcupines
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: porcupines, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289950862|porcupines (#289950862)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Nomada carnifex
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q292257, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  3. 12w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 12283
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Rodents, WikiProject Mammals
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 12283, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167483416|PORCUPINE (#167483416)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]"
  4. 19w ago · Treisijs · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Taxon known by this common name → New World porcupine, Old World porcupine
    Local thumb → —
    Instance of → organisms known by a particular common name
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Maintained by wikiproject: WikiProject Rodents"
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