Indian Crested Porcupine
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Indian Crested Porcupine

Hystrix indica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park
8 Verified records at Keoladeo National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) is a hystricomorph rodent species in the Old World porcupine family, Hystricidae. It is native to West Asia and South Asia and listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Crested Porcupine sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park

Northern Palm Squirrel
LC

Northern Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus pennantii

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
4 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Crested Porcupine in Keoladeo National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Crested Porcupine sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Crested Porcupine in Keoladeo National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Indian Crested Porcupine in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.

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