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Procavia capensis
Order: Hyracoidea > Family: Procaviidae > Genus: Procavia > Species: Procavia capensis
Common Name: Rock Hyrax [English]
Type Description
Misc. Zool., P. 30
Type Locality
South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope.
Measurements
Total length: 450-550 mm
Head and body: 380-600 mm
Weight: 1800-5500 g
Head and body: 380-600 mm
Weight: 1800-5500 g
Description
The relationships among hyraxes are still unclear.
Distribution
Procavia capensis is found in dry, rocky areas of Kenya, Uganda and Northern Tanzania. (Kingdon, 1984, 1997)
Key References
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.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
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.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.