Genus

Brush-tailed Porcupines

Atherurus

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyHystricidae (Old World Porcupines)
GenusAtherurus (Brush-tailed Porcupines)

Species in this group

Atherurus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~30%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~30%

Apr

<5%

May

~30%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Brush-tailed Porcupines

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 3 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 1	~30%
	African Brush-tailed Porcupine			~30%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Brush-tailed Porcupines

Species in this group

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Brush-tailed Porcupines

Parks Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found