Tree Hyraxes
Dendrohyrax
The 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:
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Southern Tree Hyrax
speciesDendrohyrax arboreus
Western Tree Hyrax
speciesDendrohyrax dorsalis
Eastern Tree Hyrax
speciesDendrohyrax validus
Benin Tree Hyrax
speciesDendrohyrax interfluvialis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43090.