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Southern Tree Hyrax

Dendrohyrax arboreus

Photo by CanadaHawaii
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Field Notes

Description:

Small African mammal.

Habitat:

Was perched up in a tree in one of the hotels just outside the Mara.

Notes:

I thought this made for an interesting Africa sighting because its not big game.

Species ID Suggestions

Southern Tree Hyrax

Dendrohyrax arboreus

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Comments (1)
BrandonBlount
I don't believe these are in the same classification as rodents. They are actually more closely related to Elephants than they are rats, mice, rabbit, or other rodent species. :-) just a little information to pass along. Great spotting nonetheless, they are quite the interesting little animals.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2011

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