Species Heterohyrax brucei (Gray, 1868) (Yellow-spotted rock hyrax)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Hyracoidea
  • ---- family: Procaviidae
  • ----- species: Heterohyrax brucei
Characteristics:herbivore; length: 45-55 cm; tail-less animal with short legs and short round ears; grey to dark brown fur with white or yellowish patch on the back;
Countries:

BW
Botswana
MZ
Mozambique
ZA
South Africa
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:

AT0709
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
AT0717
Southern Africa bushveld
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 182
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Comments: English: 1=Yellow-spotted Hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei), family, Serengeti NP, Tanzania

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