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Southern Tree Hyrax

Dendrohyrax arboreus

Photo by Mel11
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The tree hyrax or tree dassie is a small nocturnal mammal native to Africa. Distantly related to elephants and sea cows, it comprises the three species in the genus Dendrohyrax, one of only two genera in the family Procaviidae, which is the only living family within the order Hyracoidea.

Habitat:

Seen along a forest trail in the Aberdare mountains at about 7200ft

Reference Links:

Tree hyrax - Wikipedia

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Comments (3)
Mel11
Again, I have to say my thanks to a local guide who pointed it out. Took a while to focus in on it as there was an awful lot of trees, also the picture was taken on high zoom.
Tukup
Fantastic catch Mel. Hard to believe they are related to elephants 😊 Thanks for sharing.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2020

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