Atherurus africanus ( Gray, 1842 )
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Atherurus africanus ( Gray, 1842) View in CoL
Atherura Africana Gray, 1842: 261 .
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The brush-tailed porcupine is hunted for bushmeat trade and regularly seen in local markets. Coe (1975) mentioned one specimen from the Liberian side and and another was found in NMK (NMK568). Misonne & Verschuren (1976) also recorded some specimens in forest and in Cassava fields at Grassfield.During our Liberian survey we collected porcupine spines in the cave of Picathartes on 29 Feb. 08 close to a gallery forest at 807 m ( 07°41’40.8”N, 08°23’21.6”W) which probably belonged to A. africanus and many individuals were observed in camera-traps in 2017 ( Appendix 8).
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Atherurus africanus ( Gray, 1842 )
| Denys, Christiane, Missoup, Alain Didier, Nicolas, Violaine, Sylla, Morlaye, Douno, Mory, Kadjo, Blaise, Lalis, Aude & Monadjem, Ara 2025 |
Atherura Africana
| GRAY J. E. 1842: 261 |