Crested Porcupine
Hystrix cristata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyHystricidae (Old World Porcupines)
- GenusHystrix
- SpeciesHystrix cristata (Crested Porcupine)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
African Grass Rat
Arvicanthis niloticus
Ochre Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus ochraceus
East African Spring-hare
Pedetes surdaster
Heuglin's Lemniscomys
Lemniscomys zebra
Unstriped Ground Squirrel
Xerus rutilus
Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat
Rhabdomys dilectus
Typical Lemniscomys
Lemniscomys striatus
Single-striped Grass Mouse
Lemniscomys rosalia
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Crested Porcupine at Ngorongoro Conservation Area — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |