Atherurus africanus Gray 1842
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Atherurus africanus Gray 1842 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 10: 261.
Type Locality: Sierra Leone.
Vernacular Names: African Brush-tailed Porcupine.
Synonyms: Atherurus armata Gervais 1854 ; Atherurus burrowsi Thomas 1902 ; Atherurus centralis Thomas 1895 ; Atherurus turneri St. Leger 1932 .
Distribution: Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Dem. Rep. Congo, Kenya, Uganda, S Sudan.
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Includes centralis and turneri ; see Misonne (1974:8).
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