Rock hyrax

Procavia capensis · Procaviidae

The rock hyrax, also called dassie, Rickaz, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, or coney, is a medium-sized terrestrial hyrax native to Africa and the Middle East. Commonly called the dassie in South Africa, it is one of the five living species of the order Hyracoidea, and the only one in the genus Procavia. 0 lb) and have short ears.

Where the Rock hyrax lives

Recorded in Israel, South Africa, Namibia, Kenya and Tanzania (Asia and Africa).

Most records fall in Western Cape, HaZafon, HaDarom, Northern Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

See the Rock hyrax’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 15,104 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.