Common names: Zorilla, African Skunk, Cape Polecat, Striped Polecat (English), Stinkmuishond (Afrikaans), iQaqa (Ndebele, Xhosa, Zulu), Nakêdi (Sotho, Tswana), Ehidembo (Shona), Licaca (Swati), Thuri (Venda), Inganakazana (Zulu). Distribution: The Zorilla has a wide distribution, ranging south of the Sahara from Mauritania and Senegal in the west, to Sudan, southeastern Egypt, Ethiopia and Djibouti in the east, and south to South Africa (Stuart and Stuart 2013). It occurs from sea level to more than 4,000 m asl on Mt Kenya (Young and Evans 1993). This species is widely distributed throughout southern Africa and, within the assessment region, is present in all South African provinces. Zorillas show a wide habitat tolerance, often ranging into agricultural areas, such as pastoral areas of the Kenyan Highlands, wheatlands of southwest South Africa, and exotic plantations of KwaZuluNatal (Stuart and Stuart 2013).