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Brush-tailed Porcupine
Atherurus africanus
Also known as: African Brush-tailed Porcupine • African brush-tailed porcupine • Brush-tailed porcupine
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Hystricidae• Order: Rodentia
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Brush-tailed Porcupine, African Brush-tailed Porcupine, African brush-tailed porcupine, Brush-tailed porcupine, Chook Chook Beef
Class:
Mammalia
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
Epe Fish Market
1
Makak, Centre, CM
1
San-Pédro, Côte d'Ivoire
1
Roadside, Northern EG
1
Ikerre 361101, Ekiti, Nigeria
1
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First: 2/29/2012 · Latest: 4/2/2025
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