Scientific Name: Erethizon dorsatum. Common Name: Porcupines Appearance: Snow-white quills, pink or red eyes, pinkish nose and skin. Behavior: Nocturnal, solitary, excellent climbers, eating leaves, bark, roots, and fruit MALE: $500.00 /each female: 700.00 /each
Albino porcupines are extremely rare, all-white versions of normal porcupines, distinguished by their creamy-white quills, pink/red eyes, and pale skin due to a lack of pigment (albinism). They share the same nocturnal, herbivorous traits and spiky defense mechanisms as their darker relatives but struggle to survive in the wild because their lack of camouflage makes them highly visible to predators, making sightings a once-in-a-lifetime event.