Procavia capensis

(Pallas, 1766)

Rock Hyrax

Figure 1. Photograph by B. Stanley.

Figure 2. FMNH 47372. Photograph by R. Banasiak.

Type Description:

Misc. Zool., P. 30

Type Locality:

South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope.

Measurements:

Total length: 450-550 mm

Weight: 2500-3700 g

Key Reference:

1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1:334-339.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 297-298.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1041-1044.