Species Dendrohyrax arboreus (A. Smith, 1827) (Southern tree hyrax)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Hyracoidea
  • ---- family: Procaviidae
  • ----- species: Dendrohyrax arboreus
Characteristics:herbivore; length: 42-52cm; tail-less stockily build animal, woolly grey-brown fur, underside white; patch of white hair on the back; small round ears, large eyes;
Countries:
MZ
Mozambique
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT0116
KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic
AT0128
Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1012
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 186
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/2006214
Place: Israel, Ein Gedi
Creator: Pavel Buršík
Permission: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/24871758
Date: 2013-01-01
Place: Mara, Tanzania
Creator: David Bygott
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
Comments: Tree hyrax, Sopa Lodge Ngorongoro Crater NCA
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/27701259
Creator: Charles J Sharp
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution License
Comments: Tree Hyrax, Tanzania
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