[6][4] To save themselves from predators including larger mammals, snakes and birds, their tails can be lost when grabbed but will not be regenerated.

[6][4] Long-tailed porcupine's broad paws allow them to be good climbers, hence they are able to climb trees and shrubs to search for food.

[6] Long-tailed porcupines are commonly black or brown in colour while their underbody is usually white.

[6] The tips of the tail, their rear and the hindquarters are covered in brush-like hollow quills which do not produce sound when shaken, unlike other porcupine species.

[6] Long-tailed porcupines are primarily herbivores (folivore i.e. diet consist mainly consist of plant material including foliage and lignivore i.e. diet mainly consist of wood), with the main diets being leaves, wood, roots, bark and cambium layer of trees, fruits, seeds and bamboo shoots.