African Brush-tailed Porcupine
Atherurus africanus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The African brush-tailed porcupine is a species of rat-like Old World porcupine, indigenous to a broad belt of Africa ranging from Guinea on the west coast to Kenya on the east. This is a common species with a very wide range, and despite it being used extensively for bushmeat, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Hystricidae
- Genus
- Atherurus