Flower-Cup Porcupine

Information
The Flower-Cup Porcupine is a Primary Consumer that eats fungi, lichen, moss and other plants in the Tundra, it's native habitat. This rodent resembles a porcupine in our world. The flower-cup porcupine's quills capture and store heat efficiently and end in an adaptation that serves as a form of camouflage - when stationary he can lie down and make himself look like a small patch of arctic poppies.

While difficult to find, it has shown to do well in captivity - even in warmer climates when kept in the shade.

The flower-cup porcupine is tame, but the species has not been domesticated.

Uses

 * It's long, fine quills are desirable for needlework, decoration, and medicine, and can be acquired non-lethally when the quills are shed.


 * The living flower-cup porcupine is used as a symbol of affection or favor among the To'resk.