Tree hyrax - Wikipedia
WEBThe tree hyrax or tree dassie is a small nocturnal mammal native to Africa. Distantly related to elephants and sea cows, it comprises the four species in the genus Dendrohyrax, one of only three genera in the family Procaviidae, which is the only living family within the order Hyracoidea. The four species are:
Hyrax - African Wildlife Foundation
WEBWhat is a hyrax? The hyrax is also called rock rabbit or dassie, is a small furry mammal. It looks like a robust, oversized guinea pig, or a rabbit with rounded ears and no tail. Hyraxes have stumpy toes with hoof-like nails; and four toes …
Southern tree hyrax - Wikipedia
WEBThe southern tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus), also known as the southern tree dassie, is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae. [4] The southern tree hyrax is mainly found in the south central eastern side of Africa.
Eastern tree hyrax - Wikipedia
WEBThe eastern tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax validus) is a species of mammal within the family Procaviidae. The eastern tree hyrax is the most localized of the tree hyrax species, distributed patchily in a narrow band of lowland and montane forests in Kenya and Tanzania and adjacent islands.
This Newly Discovered Species of Tree Hyrax Goes Bark in the ...
WEBJun 23, 2021 · This is the call of a tree hyrax, a small, furry mammal that looks like a cross between a groundhog and a ground squirrel—minus the bushy tail. John Oates, a professor emeritus of...
Southern tree hyrax - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on ...
WEBThe southern tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus), also known as the southern tree dassie, is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae. The southern tree hyrax is mainly found in the south central eastern side of Africa.
Dendrohyrax arboreus (eastern tree hyrax) - ADW
WEBRead about Dendrohyrax arboreus (eastern tree hyrax) on the Animal Diversity Web.
Western tree hyrax - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on ...
WEBThe western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis), also called the western tree dassie or Beecroft's tree hyrax, is a species of tree hyrax within the family Procaviidae. It can be distinguished from other hyraxes by short coarse fur, presence of white patch of fur beneath the chin, lack of hair on the rostrum, and lower crowns of the cheek teeth ...
Habitat preferences, estimated abundance and behavior of tree ...
WEBApr 15, 2022 · Across Africa, four species, western tree hyrax D. dorsalis, eastern tree hyrax D. validus, southern tree hyrax D. arboreus, and Benin tree hyrax D. interfluvialis, are currently...
Elephants can add a cuddly new cousin to their family tree
WEBJun 18, 2021 · A new species of tree hyrax has been described in west Africa. Hyraxes are a cuddly-looking group of small mammals that also happen to be the closest living relatives of elephants and manatees.