Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,581
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis), Cape crested porcupine or South African porcupine, is a species of Old World porcupine native to central and southern Africa.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cape porcupine”.