Spine-like hairs grow across its back. A study of individuals trapped in Kenya confirmed that areas of skin can regenerate after tearing.
It has stiff, spine-like hairs on its back, extending from the rear back toward the tail.
In a study of animals trapped on rocky outcrops in central Kenya, skin tore readily and wounds contracted as hair follicles regenerated. These were observations of captured animals and experiments, not direct observations of predator escapes in the wild.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.