Population: Extremely rare. There is noup-to-date data on the number of porcupines in Kazakhstan.
Status: A rare and insufficientlystudied species (Category IV).
Habitat: Foundin Southern Mangyshlak, the Talas, Kyrgyz, and Ile Alatau, as well as theKaratau and Shu-Ile Mountains. In Southern Mangyshlak, it is foundinthe Kendirli-Kayasan Plateau area, near the Elshibek well, and on theZhabaiushkan escarpment. In the Talas Alatau, it is found in the Aksu-Sairaminterfluve; in the Ile Alatau, in the western foothills of Zhetyzholand Kastek; and in the Kyrgyz Alatau, in the gorges of Kokdonen, Aspara, Merke,Karakystak, Karakat, Sarybulak, and Chyngur. In the Syrdarya Karatau, it isfound in the southeastern part and in the Minor Karatau range.
