African Crested Porcupine | The Amarillo Zoo

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African Crested Porcupine

(Hystrix cristata)

RANGE

African crested porcupines are native to the forests, rocky areas and sandhill deserts, and mountains of northern Africa and Sicily.

DIET

Their diet consists of bulbs, fallen fruits, roots, bark, and other vegetation.

CONSERVATION STATUS

IUCN Status - Least Concern

Human-wildlife conflicts and habitat loss.

ZOO LOCATION

Modules

NAME

Wei

Wub

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