| African brush-tailed porcupine | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Hystricidae |
| Genus: | Atherurus |
| Species: | A. africanus
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| Atherurus africanus J. E. Gray, 1842
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The African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species of rat-like Old World porcupine, indigenous to a broad belt of Africa ranging from Guinea on the west coast to Kenya on the east. This is a common species with a very wide range, and despite it being used extensively for bushmeat, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]
- ^ a b Hoffmann, M. & Cox, N. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Atherurus africanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2353A115061551. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T2353A22231384.en. Retrieved 27 November 2023.