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Essay: Porcupine Classification (view source)
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[[File:Porcupine - Ялтинский зоопарк 079.jpg|thumbnail|An Old World Porcupine in a zoo at Yalta, Russia.]]
[[File:Porcupine - Ялтинский зоопарк 079.jpg|thumbnail|An Old World Porcupine in a zoo at Yalta, Russia.]]
[[File:Hystrix brachyura, Malayan porcupine.jpg|thumbnail|left|A Malayan porcupine, ''Hystrix brachyura'', an Old World porcupine.]]
[[File:Hystrix brachyura, Malayan porcupine.jpg|thumbnail|left|A Malayan porcupine, ''Hystrix brachyura'', an Old World porcupine.]]
In fact, the only significant difference I can find between the two groups is that Hystricids have no spines on the front third to half of their bodies. Therefore, I consider them similar enough to be grouped into a single baramin. Additionally, this fits common sense. Why would [[God]] make one kind of porcupine for the Old World and one for the New? That is too complicated and generally unnecessary.
==Hypothesizing on traits of the original members of the porcupine baramin==
==Hypothesizing on traits of the original members of the porcupine baramin==