Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters, 1852 . Reise nach Mossambique, Säugethiere, p.170.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mozambique, Querimba coast and Tette, about 10°30' to 12°S, 40°30'E, sea level .

DISTRIBUTION: Mouth of the Congo River to Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, W and S Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa. Sympatric with H. cristata .

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: capensis, prittwitzi, stegmanni, zuluensis.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Hystrix . Revised by Corbet and Jones (1965); see Van Weers (1983).