Summary description from Wikipedia:

Hystrix africaeaustralis in languages:

Afrikaans

Ystervark

Afrikaans

Kaapse Ystervark

Arabic

شيهم جنوب أفريقيا

Bokmål

Sørafrikansk Hulepiggsvin

Bokmål

Sørafrikansk Hulepinnsvin

Chinese

南非豪豬

Chinese

開普敦豪豬

Czech

dikobraz jihoafrický

Danish

Sydafrikansk hulepindsvin

Dutch

Zuid-Afrikaans Stekelvarken

English

Cape Porcupine

English

South African Porcupine

English

Porcupine

English

African Crested Porcupine

Finnish

afrikanpiikikäs

French

Porc-épic du Cap

French

Le Porc-epique

German

Kap Stachelschwein

German

Südafrikanisches Stachelschwein

Italian

Istrice del Capo

Modern Greek

Ακανθόχοιρος του Ακρωτηρίου

Polish

jeżozwierz południowoafrykański

Portuguese

Porco-espinho-sul-africano

Russian

Южноафриканский дикобраз

Ukrainian

Дикобраз південноафриканський

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Parent Taxon

• Hystrix

Sibling Taxa

• Acanthion
• Hystrix
• Hystrix africaeaustralis
• Hystrix cristata
• Thecurus

Child Taxa

• Hystrix africaeaustralis africaeaustralis
• Hystrix africaeaustralis zuluensis

Top Observation Places

• Pretoria