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    (c) Ben Schweinhart, all rights reserved

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    (c) Glamhag, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) Antoine Edé, all rights reserved

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    (c) Chris Quirin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Atherurus africanus

Worldwide
156 observations
Group
Mammals
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus) 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 being used extensively for bushmeat, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

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