Species Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters, 1852 (Southern african porcupine)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Rodentia
  • ---- family: Hystricidae
  • ----- species: Hystrix africaeaustralis
Characteristics:herbivore; body-length: 60-80 cm; this very large rodent is covered with quills and spines; the 30-50 cm long quills are white with black rings; the belly,legs and face are covered with short, coarse hair; females are larger than males;
Countries:

BW
Botswana
MZ
Mozambique
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:

AT0702
Angolan Mopane woodlands
AT0709
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
AT0717
Southern Africa bushveld
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT0726
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
AT0907
Zambezian flooded grasslands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1201
Albany thickets
AT1202
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
AT1203
Montane fynbos and renosterveld
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1316
Namibian savanna woodlands
AT1322
Succulent Karoo
Links:
References:Cillié 1997: 182
Source: wikimedia
Date: 2009-06-27
Place: Zoobotánico Jerez, Spain
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Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Source: wikimedia
Date: unknown
Place: unknown
Creator: unknown
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

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