African brush-tailed porcupine
atherurus africanus latin

The African brush-tailed porcupine has a long pregnancy compared to other rodents: 110 days at the longest.

The meat of the African Brush-tailed Porcupine is very popular and is consumed in large quantities.

The biology and use of the African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus, Gray, 1842) as a food animal.

The latter species, the African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus), is often hunted for its meat.

African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus)

The African Brush-Tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species of rat-like Old World porcupine called "brush-tailed porcupines".

The biology and use of the African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus, Gray, 1842) as a food animal.

The latter species, the African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus), is often hunted for its meat.

African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus)

The African Brush-Tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species of rat-like Old World porcupine called "brush-tailed porcupines".

The natural vertebrate host is the African porcupine (Atherurus africanus) but it is possible to infect the large vesper mouse (Calomys callosus) and Meriones unguiculatus.