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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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porcupine

Summary

porcupine is an organisms known by a particular common name[1]. porcupine has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • porcupine's instance of is recorded as organisms known by a particular common name[3].
  • porcupine is a type of Hystricognathi[4].
  • porcupine's Commons category is recorded as Erethizontidae[5].
  • porcupine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Porcupines[6].
  • porcupine's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[7].
  • porcupine's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • porcupine's different from is recorded as hedgehog[9].
  • porcupine's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/02346627-n[10].
  • porcupine's taxon known by this common name is recorded as New World porcupine[11].
  • porcupine's taxon known by this common name is recorded as Old World porcupine[12].

Why It Matters

porcupine has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] porcupine is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w 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 */ [[Property:P6104]]: [[Q15885057]]"
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