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MammalMAP:   9570
Province:   Free State
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2826CD
Observer:   Esplin Toby
Date of record:   2014-04-14
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Naturally occurring species that has not been introduced to the Game Farm that it was recorded on. This is taken at a series of holes that are regularly occupied by the species.
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:   (Hystrix africaeaustralis) Porcupine
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-9570
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 9570 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2014-04-19 09:10:08
Species name:   Hystrix africaeaustralis -- Cape Porcupine; Southern African Porcupine
Species code:   151730

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