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No. Although they are both placental mammals, and both have sharp spines, porcupines are in the rodent family, but hedgehogs are not.
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Are hedgehogs and porcupines related?
no.Although they have some things in common,porcupines plus hedgehogs aint related
What mammals are related to hedgehogs?
Moles and shrews, NOT porcupines!
What is a porcupines predator?
ugh probaly hedgehogs!?
What mammals have spines which protect you from predator?
Hedgehogs and porcupines do
Are porcupines and hedgehogs friends?
Sometimes they can be though not always
What are hedgehogs related to?
Despite popular belief (due to their spiny backs, which are actually hollow hairs made stiff with keratin), hedgehogs are not related to porcupines (a rodent, whose quills come off upon contact, unlike the hedgehog) or echidnas (a monotreme).Instead, hedgehogs belong to the order Erinaceomorpha and are related to moles and shrews.
Are hedgehogs soft?
Yes, hedghogs are soft. Porcupines are the prickly ones. Yes, hedghogs are soft. Porcupines are the prickly ones.
Are there other animals that look like hedgehogs?
Echidnas and porcupines somewhat resemble hedgehogs.
Do baby hedgehogs look like baby porcupines?
At a certain age, yeah, they do.
How do porcupines and hedgehogs differ?
It is very difficult to tell a male and female porcupine apart externally. The females are slightly smaller and have mammary organs while males have a penis which you cannot see from a distance.
Is a hedgehog a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Hedgehogs are mammals and, like all mammals, they are vertebrates because they have a spine and spinal cord, and an internal skeleton. They belong to the Phylum Chordata. Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are all vertebrates.
Are hedgehogs related to pigs?
No, Hedgehogs are not related to pigs. Hedgehogs and pigs both belong to a different class of the animal kingdom.
