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Looking in the PRD, there does not seem to be a universal monster rule entry for "empathy" - looked in all three beastiaries.
The Carbuncle has empath 30 ft. in the language block in it's entry, but then has it clarified under special abilities:
Empath (Su) Carbuncles possess a crude form of telepathy, allowing them to transmit mild impressions and remembered sensations to other creatures. This form of telepathy cannot convey language or hinder a target in any way (such as by transmitting pain). Thus, a carbuncle can relate a feeling of fear or the faint smell of leaves, but cannot directly warn an ally of a monster or tell of a treasure under a dirt mound.
Unfortunately, this does not appear to be anything standardized in the rules, so it looks like the bristlecraw would need to include a similar (or modified) entry. And I only found this by searching the PRD for empathy (would maybe have been easier if I was looking for empath, but I misread it). Plus there are a ton of other empathy entries, like mites with their vermin empathy, girtablilu with their Scorpion Empathy, ettercaps with their Spider Empathy, and jackalweres with their Jackal Empathy (among other things).
Did I mention that I now love the PRD? And I don't even play Pathfinder!