Cape Porcupine

Cape Porcupine

Hystrix africaeaustralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
5 Verified records at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis), Cape crested porcupine or South African porcupine, is a species of Old World porcupine native to central and southern Africa. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Porcupine sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
5 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
7 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
10 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
11 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
12 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
13 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
15 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
16 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
17 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
18 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
19 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
20 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Porcupine in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Porcupine sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape Porcupine in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Cape Porcupine in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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