Cape Porcupine

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
2	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
4	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
6	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
8	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
9	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
10	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
11	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
12	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
13	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
14	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
15	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
16	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
17	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
18	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Porcupine in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Cape Porcupine sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Porcupine in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Cape Porcupine in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.