Cape Porcupine

Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters, 1852 — also called South African Porcupine, Cape Crested Porcupine. Occurrence records of the Cape Porcupine are shared on GBIF from around 149 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Hottentots-Holland (194 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concern

149reserves with records

1 933records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis) — Photo: MarianSz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	194
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	192
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	172
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	110
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	92
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	70
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	44
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	39
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	38
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	37
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	36
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	36
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	32
St. Lucia SystemProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	30
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	26
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	24
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	23
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	22
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	21
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	21
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	20
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	20
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	19
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	17
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	17
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	13
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	13
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	13
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	12
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	12
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	11
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	11
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	11
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	10
Hottentotsholland Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	10
Lapalala WildernessGame reserve	LP Limpopo	10
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	10
T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	10
Hottentots Holland Nature ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	9
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	9
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	9
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	9
SterkfonteinProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	8
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	8
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	8
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	8
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	8
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	7
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Vredefort Dome core areaProtected area	NW North West	7
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	6
Mabula Game ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	6
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	6
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	6
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	6
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	6
Thohoyandou National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	LP Limpopo	6

and 89 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 68 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 25 reserves
Gauteng: 21 reserves
Limpopo: 15 reserves
Eastern Cape: 7 reserves
Northern Cape: 5 reserves
North West: 4 reserves
Free State: 2 reserves
Mpumalanga: 2 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Hystricidae
Scientific name: Hystrix africaeaustralis
GBIF taxon: 5219885
Wikidata: Q844420

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.