African brush-tailed porcupine: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the African brush-tailed porcupine lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Atherurus africanus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Hystricidae

Where does the African brush-tailed porcupine live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the African brush-tailed porcupine in 6 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the African brush-tailed porcupine endangered?

The African brush-tailed porcupine’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the African brush-tailed porcupine?

The African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Hystricidae, genus Atherurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the African brush-tailed porcupine

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 it being used extensively for bushmeat, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article African brush-tailed porcupine (revision 1364864988), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q787416 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).