African brush-tailed porcupine
Also known as Atherurus africanus
species of mammal
Species
Least ConcernAfrican Brush-tailed Porcupine
species
Observations119
Maximum longevity: 22.9 years (captivity) Observations: One captive specimen reportedly lived 22.9 years (Ronald Nowak 1999), which is plausible. Another specimen lived 21.1 years in captivity (Richard Weigl 2005).
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Atherurus africanus - Royal Museum for Central Africa - DSC06768.JPG
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- Commons category
- Atherurus africanus
- taxon name
- Atherurus africanus
- taxon common name
- Westafrikanischer Quastenstachler
- longest observed lifespan
- 22.9
- short name
- A. africanus