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MammalMAP:   18251
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418AB
Observer:   Oschadleus HD
Date of record:   2016-05-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   porcupine quill in reed bed - highly unlikely that it was dropped here by a human; arum lilies and other plants in the reedbed are potential food for porcupines
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   151730
Species name:   Hystrix africaeaustralis
Common name:   Cape Porcupine -- Southern African Porcupine
Family:   Hystricidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-18251
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 18251 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2016-05-29 08:11:15
Species name:   Hystrix africaeaustralis -- Cape Porcupine; Southern African Porcupine
Species code:   151730

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