Crested porcupine

Hystrix cristata · Hystricidae

The crested porcupine, also known as the African crested porcupine, is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae native to Italy, North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and East Africa. Alongside the Cape porcupine, it is one of the largest porcupine species in the world. It is the only species of porcupine found in Europe.

Where the Crested porcupine lives

Recorded in Italy, Benin, Central African Rep., Kenya, Algeria and Niger (Europe and Africa).

Most records fall in Roma, Grosseto, Alessandria, Firenze, Atakora and Mbomou.

See the Crested porcupine’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 2,332 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.