Hystricidae (Old World Porcupines)

Species in this group

LC

Hystrix brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Hystrix indica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Atherurus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Hystrix africaeaustralis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Old World Porcupines

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 10 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 187 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	~60%
	Malayan Porcupine			~60%
2	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Indian Crested Porcupine			~40%
3	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 4	~30%
	African Brush-tailed Porcupine			~30%
4	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 4	~30%
	Cape Porcupine			~30%
5	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 4	~30%
	Cape Porcupine			~30%
6	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Indian Crested Porcupine			~30%
7	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~20%
	Cape Porcupine			~20%
8	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	~20%
	Malayan Porcupine			~20%
9	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 4	~20%
	Malayan Porcupine			~20%
10	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~20%
	Cape Porcupine			~20%
11	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Cape Porcupine			~10%
12	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 4	~10%
	Cape Porcupine			~10%
13	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Cape Porcupine			~10%
14	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Cape Porcupine			~10%
15	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Cape Porcupine			~10%
16	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Cape Porcupine			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 4	~40%
	Indian Crested Porcupine			~40%
2	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Indian Crested Porcupine			~40%
3	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 4	~20%
	Indian Crested Porcupine			~20%
4	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~20%
	Cape Porcupine			~20%
5	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~20%
	Malayan Porcupine			~20%
6	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~20%
	Cape Porcupine			~20%
7	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~10%
	Indian Crested Porcupine			~10%
8	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Indian Crested Porcupine			~10%
9	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Cape Porcupine			~10%
10	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Indian Crested Porcupine			~10%
11	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Indian Crested Porcupine			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Everland	🇰🇷 South Korea	In captivity
2	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
5	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
6	Yangon Zoological Gardens	🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)	In captivity
7	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
8	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
9	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
11	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
12	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
15	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Cabarceno Natural Park	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
17	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
18	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
19	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
20	Zoologic park de Lille	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
21	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
22	La Tanière	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
23	Bioparque Estrella	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
24	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Lion Country Safari	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
27	Taman Safari Indonesia	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
28	Ridiyagama Safari Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	In captivity
29	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
30	Taman Safari Bogor	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
31	Indroda Nature Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
32	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	Bondla Zoo	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
34	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
35	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Ningbo Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
37	Khao Kheow Open Zoo	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
38	Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
39	Kansas City Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
41	Bratislava Zoo	🇸🇰 Slovakia	In captivity
42	Chiang Mai Night Safari	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
43	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
44	Chimelong Safari Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
45	National Zoological Park Delhi	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
46	Ecological Center of Sonora	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
47	Nashville Zoo at Grassmere	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Safari Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
49	西霞口神雕山野生動物世界	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
50	Shanghai Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity

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Old World Porcupines

Species in this group

Malayan Porcupine

Indian Crested Porcupine

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Cape Porcupine

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Old World Porcupines

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found