Order Rodentia - Family Hystricidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 1542 1544 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis Peter 1852 Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis Peter 1852 , Reise nach Mossambique, Saugethiere: 170 . Type Locality: Mozambique , Querimba coast and Tette, about 10 ^o 30’ to 12 ^o S, 40 ^o 30’E , sea level . Vernacular Names: Cape Porcupine . Subspecies: : Subspecies Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis subsp. africaeaustralis Peter 1852 Subspecies Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis subsp. zuluensis Roberts 1936 Distribution: Mouth of the Congo River to Rwanda , Uganda , Kenya , W and S Tanzania , Mozambique , and South Africa . Sympatric with H. cristata . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common. Discussion: Subgenus Hystrix . Revised by Corbet and Jones (1965) ; see Van Weers (1983) .