Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyHystricidae (Old World Porcupines)
- GenusHystrix
- SpeciesHystrix africaeaustralis (Cape Porcupine)
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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Porcupine sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 469 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio
Cape Dune Mole Rat
Bathyergus suillus
Cape Mole Rat
Georychus capensis
vlei rat
Otomys irroratus
Brant's climbing mouse
Dendromus mesomelas
Pygmy Mouse
Mus minutoides
Cape Spiny Mouse
Acomys subspinosus
Common Mole Rat
Cryptomys hottentotus
Cape Gerbil
Gerbilliscus afer
Namaqua Rock Rat
Micaelamys namaquensis
Saunders Vlei Rat
Otomys saundersiae
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 8 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 12 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 15 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 16 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 17 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 19 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 21 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Porcupine in Table Mountain National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Porcupine sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 469 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cape Porcupine in Table Mountain National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Cape Porcupine in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.