Which is heavier, a Porcupine or a Squirrel?

Answer : A Porcupine is heavier than a Squirrel

The average weight of a Porcupine is 10 kg, (22 lbs) and for a Squirrel the average is 1 kg, (2 lbs)

Name	Name:Porcupine	Name:Squirrel
Weight	Weight:10 kg, (22 lbs)	Weight:1 kg, (2 lbs)
	* ranges from 5.4 to 16kg	* Southern Flying Squirrel - ranges from .046 to .085kg
Height	Height:n/a	Height:23 cm, (9.1 in )
Top Speed	Top Speed:3 kph, (2 mph)	Top Speed:24 kph, (15 mph)
Lifespan in Wild (years)	Lifespan in Wild (years):6	Lifespan in Wild (years):6
Description	Description:Porcupines are the largest of all rodents,living in jungles of Africa, Europe, and Asia. They are coated with long poisonous spikes for defense. These spikes separate from the porcupine, painfully stick into the victim, and are difficult to remove. Porcupines are mostly grey and brown, but some are white in color.	Description:Southern flying squirrels live in wooded areas of the eastern United States, southeastern Canada, Mexico, and Honduras. The loose flap of skin, called the“gliding membrane, attached from its wrist to its ankle helps it glide in the appearance of flying. They also have large eyes for their nocturnal adventures.

Name:Porcupine

Weight:10 kg, (22 lbs)

* ranges from 5.4 to 16kg

Height:n/a

Top Speed:3 kph, (2 mph)

Lifespan in Wild (years):6

Description:Porcupines are the largest of all rodents,living in jungles of Africa, Europe, and Asia. They are coated with long poisonous spikes for defense. These spikes separate from the porcupine, painfully stick into the victim, and are difficult to remove. Porcupines are mostly grey and brown, but some are white in color.

Name:Squirrel

Weight:1 kg, (2 lbs)

* Southern Flying Squirrel - ranges from .046 to .085kg

Height:23 cm, (9.1 in )

Top Speed:24 kph, (15 mph)

Lifespan in Wild (years):6

Description:Southern flying squirrels live in wooded areas of the eastern United States, southeastern Canada, Mexico, and Honduras. The loose flap of skin, called the“gliding membrane, attached from its wrist to its ankle helps it glide in the appearance of flying. They also have large eyes for their nocturnal adventures.